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Also are these noobs in the room with us bc i’m not seeing many tbqh
Whole thing is fucking weird
I avoid primal. It's sus.
I think there’s an implied wink-wink-nudge-nudge, use fake name and email. Although I think they’re being careful to not say that explicitly. New normies won’t know to do that though.
But think about onboarding. Bitcoin is hard and Coinbase makes it easy for them... I mean lightning is hard and primal makes it easy to use for them.
People just don't care
Just take care of yourself and everything else will follow
"Change yourself to change the world."
Exactly
I don’t think coinbase is any easier for onboarding than other common, centralized exchanges
Just an example, they're all the same 👍
And that’s kinda my point too. Why would anyone gravitate to the easy onboarding experience THAT KYC’S YOUR NPUB
I just don’t get it
I might be completely off my ass, but I think people are falling for the same thing that they kind of do in Bitcoin, which is adoption at all costs. We get one easy to use client that solves a lot of problems. It makes zaps easy for people. It makes the whole creating an account thing easy for people. People want easy. Most people don't want to have to think. That's why they're on shit like TikTok and Instagram and other sorts of social media.
I also think there's a lack of understanding of why people need these technologies. So they fall for some of the same pitfalls of legacy media. Also, it doesn't help that there are influencers that people trust who shill these products a bunch.
Excellent response, appreciate it. I think you’re probably pretty spot on
Wait, what is the kyc? I don't remember doing any..
They're getting paid in shares.
The whole influencer cartel has shares they're not disclosing.
Didn't work for me
For the built-in wallet. Name, email, something like that. Let me try to find someone’s screenshot as a refresher
Primal is an easier more convenient onboarding experience for those who are new to both bitcoin and a Nostr. That said, convenience comes with the problems you outline.
It’s definitely something to be aware of.
Yep and that’s my concern. It’s definitely not something that someone new to nostr and/or bitcoin would be aware of. Setting them up for potential dosaster by onboarding with primal it seems
I put in fake info and still got a wallet.
Worked for me.
Mints are super easy. But normies come in with dirty fiat and expect it to work
When?
Yeah but you are the legendary TonySly. My concern is around a KYC data connection to the npub itself for unsuspecting noobs, 99% of whom wouldn’t think to do that. Also i could swear i saw people getting rejected trying to use fake info 🤔 could be wrong about that
Fair point re: noobs.
The only way I can think to fix this is to basically have a walkthrough checklist pop up on other clients that almost hand holds new users through the process. Heck, I work in IT and it took me a bit to figure out.
I’ve spent I lot of time creating SOPs for businesses and you have to dumb it down to the most incompetent user to be sure they fully understand. This way it encompasses all users.
Yeah tbh not worried about the bitcoiners in this context. I just assume they generally avoid primal, or successfully use fake info like you did, or know how to bypass it with alby NWC which is marginally better
I see. Then I probably just filled it with bullshit.
Is the link between KYC and npub a problem for those using their true name? I can see how it's an issue for a nym.
Download, open, see KYC, exit, delete, stick with Damus, amethyst and coracle.
I guess not although couldn’t hurt to just not provide that data if possible, even for an npub that uses their legal name
It’s just a huge part of nostr being considered freedom tech is that with keypairs instead of a username/pw stored on some company’s servers, there’s no need to volunteer any personal info. Yet primal seems to have reinvented that “need” 🫠
What's the freedom tech angle here,
@ODELL ?
I started using nostr recently, and I started with Primal. It asked me to KYC, and I just didn't, I guess it turned out to be optional. I've tried many other web and android clients, and I keep coming back to Primal, it's just tok polished.
I use nostr wallet connect instead of the Primal wallet, and never KYC'd.
Nah. I want ease of use. Not because I don’t want to think but because I have more time to think about important stuff when everything just works. And I am not in Instagram or any of that shit. I’m Nostr only
I don’t know how it is now but when I set up Primal I didn’t have to enter my real name. They don’t know shit
Can't you just put fake info and a burner email? If people put their real info it's kinda natural selection. The relays all have your ip address too you know. I don't see anyone clamoring for some type of onion routing.
Intel assets promote all kind of nonsensical stuff.
Just promote Amethyst (or whatever other non-kyc option you like) instead. That's the only real solution. Primal gonna Primal.
They know your public IP address
When using a VPN?
The freedom comes from not being locked in to any single client or relay. That same freedom provides you with the ability to use nostr without using Primal.
As long as you never forget to turn it on..
I always forget… 🤣
I understand that, which is why i am concerned people push noobs towards the client that associates their personal information with your npub
What do they do with that information? How do we know? Can they assure us it will never be leaked or hacked? I don’t imagine so
Where is this wallet you speak of in Primal? I'm using Desktop client mostly not seeing. Mobile client wants my nsec to be non-read-only. Not using nsec period on any mobile device.
Might just be the mobile apps
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The KYC wallet information isn't public, and tons of nostr users KYC themselves anyways
adoption.🤙🏽
Why have you arrived at the conclusion that if somebody knows your name and email you are less free?
Literally don’t even know how to respond to this, so congrats i guess. Have a good day 🤙
Fair point. But what do you recommend to the noobs to make them experience the zaps?
✌️if you are afraid, you are not free. Good luck to you as well.
You are not crazy you just only see your self, that’s all. I am sorry the world and everything in it isn’t exactly the way you want it to be.
#nostr is a protocol. It doesn’t have to be about one client being “better” than another. There is and should be a bunch of clients. Users can choose between them depending on their wants/needs.
Oh wow i hadn’t thought of that 🫨🫨🫨
🤣
It’s a tradeoff
I used it for the iOS app and quick onboarding to get familiar with nostr. But I understand it way better now. I knew out the gate that it wouldn’t be privacy strong, but just wanted to give it a shot.
I prefer to use it on mobile though, is there another client that does this well, without KYC? And handles zaps?
#damus 💯 %
🎯
Nice, I’ll give it a shot, thanks!
Lots of people only use nostr over tor
Which is the equivalent of giving a fake name and email address.
I do use it with a login extension on browser because it works well. But I hear you
I am not fully understanding this discussion and I am curious and noticing a question arise...
What good is using #freedomtech if you MUST or HAVE to hide your identity? I want to be free to be me.
My point was more aimed towards your comment about relays knowing users IP's
🫂✅
I wondered the same thing.
People told me you can put whatever you want in the KYC info fields of Primal, it is not validated in any way.
However, it also asks for an email. What if it uses it for recovery, you don't want to put in a random one then.
#nostrgang
Why would you give them your real info?
