Sometimes, that's exactly what I want.

Follow people you are interested in, reply to their notes, occasionally post your own original stuff--your reach is what you make it, not what the "algorithm" does.

Just scream into the abyss, it’s cathartic

I was interacting with well known npubs within a week of being on Nostr. It's all about what you put into it. There is no algorithm to feed you content that the big wigs want you to see.

This all day.

I'm not popular but gosh I have a lot of fun here. It took a while to get to that point, though.

Come on, you just started sending notes 4 days ago as far as I can tell. Put in the work, find your tribe, you're still early.

Your reach is about as organic as it gets. Meeting people, getting involved, and getting people involved requires participation. I know that sentence sounds redundant but it really is that simple. 😊

I suggest engaging with the peeps on a regular basis and being consistent when posting on nostr. I got here a little over a year ago and it was really confusing at first but after a while you start to find your group. I suggest exploring the other stuff especially chat rooms, corny chat, nests, hive talk. Im not sure how long you've been here, but it takes time to make new friends. And also, the people that built this thing and are in the industry are front and center because they built this thing and they are in. the industry, or hang around those circles. Try going to meetups, best way to meet these talented individuals. Best of luck 🫂

Hi I’m British, so I’m going to be awfully polite and use subtly and innuendo to convey my points. You appear to have posted 13 notes and replied to around 18 posts and you appear to have around 12 followers. I use the word appear here, because this is what your profile on Primal reports after examining the relay stats, which may or may not be accurate. This strange phenomenon is a feature and a benefit. For me, that seems about right. Here’s the reasons: There’s no algorithm and no advertising here. Most of the bots are providing services like interfaces to ChatGPT @dave or giving real time Bitcoin stats @Moscow Time . If an influencer shows up, they start from scratch, just like anybody else. There are a few who have accelerated their follower count by being automatically added to new users “following” by clients. Users such as @jack or @jb55 or @Edward Snowden But apart from that, we are all equal and we start at the same place. You will never be fed content you didn't ask for, the things you post may never be seen even by people that follow you (if they are not active at the same time) and you will earn the followers you attain because they are interested in what you have to say. This is a different approach and one we mostly appreciate. Give it some time, you might find a different way is a better way. If you don't, don't worry, all social platforms and even this social "protocol" are optional. Go and touch grass in the mean time, that is real life and far better than any social network OR protocol. Enjoy.

I'm posting as a way of screaming into the void. Kinda defeats the purpose if it isn't a void.

On twitter I had like 200 "followers" (read 3 humans) and never got interactions. On nostr I first followed the people I was following on twitter (roughly, say 10-30?), and then interacted with a few posts, liking and following and occasionally zapping. Already have more reactions than on twitter. (I know, "X")

needs #PoW - and BTW “popular” is not that popular in here ;)

imbecile you think there is any organic growth on twitter? you don't get followers there either unless you're already famous or a girl or friends with famous people, otherwise you must produce intelligent content and be lucky as hell and wait many years

In order to access /var/tmp you need to start aiming for interesting conversations instead of marketing metrics. Interact instead of throwing statements, send love & wisdom and the system will reward you.

You are on social media ... and worried about wasting time, uh? 😉

They are. Try replying to or quoting other people's stuff, so that you appear in their notifications and they feel motivated to respond. Some of them will eventually click on your profile and maybe even follow you back or boost one of your notes.

How should we follow people? What should be nostr follow etiquette?

you haven't even posted a 100 notes yet. low time preference and #proofofwork required here. 🤙