View quoted note → come for the network, stay for the effect

I think this caveat is something a lot of people on Nostr don’t get. “Better” isn’t good enough to disrupt an established network effect. That’s why railroad tracks are the same width as Roman chariot cart wheels. Network effects are that strong. They can last for 1000 years. To upset a network effect, you typically have to be about 10x better than the thing you’re replacing. Like telegram replacing the pony express. Learning Morse code was hard, but sending messages at the speed of light was just so next level that it upset the whole communication system.