Nostr is less engaging than Twitter.
This is a feature. The death cult eyeball hooks that keep you doom scrolling for hrs on corporate platforms just don't exist in nostr. You hop on, check in, read a few interesting posts, then hop off and go touch grass 👌
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Check in and check out!
I was thinking the same thing. There’s no algorithm to generate a feed. On Nostr, the feed id your follows and the feeds you select.
You leave feeling nourished rather than anxious.
Hace mucho me pasa que cuando navego en nostr la paso muy bien, está el contenido que quiero ver, me divierte, no necesito X
Nostr is much more engaging than Twitter was when it existed
And infinitely more engaging than X
Nostr is freedom, big tech is slavery. it’s simple.
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Feature, not a bug.
Nostr is truly a “social” network. Twitter, et al, are advertising machines.
Glued to the screen scrolling
@primal 😄
Nouristr
You will have to learn to earn that engagement here . Someone’s time may even be more precious than bitcoin. Nostr values that
Nostr is only less engaging if you pay Twitter's extortion fee. I don't, and I get almost zero engagement on Twitter.
Nostr is social media methadone to X's heroin.
But this wouldn’t last when (or if) Nostr goes mainstream
Agree
Hmm. It is less engaging (true), and thus you log in less often - and will miss a lot of posts, potentially some of the (few) really interesting ones.
I would love a For You algo feed on Nostr, then i can literally just check every few days and check what I missed
Exactly. Most shit on X has 0 signal and is filled with mind fuck but Nostr is still fairly new compared to X so lets see how thigs will go in 5 years.
I'm sure it will be more engaging eventually, with all the tools that are emerging, but without centrally planned eyeball hooks the black hat engagement tools (thankfully) don't exist here 🤗
Agreed!
I dunno. Twitter just feels more of the same
Nostr is better because of the people
This is a good reply to someone's recent question about the Daily Nostr User egagement (or something like that), here people check out few posts then go back to their work, trying to be useful, while the twitter power users work is often just being there trying to get others addicted
I understand that and I can feel it.
but there are some accounts / identities here spamming my feed with unfunny memes and bots. it kinda is annoying a little. don’t know how to block or mute them (i tried to mute with Primal, but so far the effect wasn’t great)
So good
Yes!!! Love that.
I hear good things about primal, but perhaps try different client. I use amethyst and have never had such an experience.
In amethyst it has "my follows" feed which is where I spend most of my time, as I can easily catch up.
When freedom fades, resistance begins.
Nostr and Bitcoin are the revolution.
It also has options for dvm feeds based on particular criteria
A more slow time preference to online engagement.
gonna check it out
This is exactly what I do. I scroll what’s been trending the last 12 24 hours then go about my day
The biggest disadvantage of nostr is that there are no mass brawls like on X.
You feel different
And that user experience brings me back every time
I’m able to have multiple high-quality in-depth conversations with people all around the world simultaneously whenever I choose throughout the day
Incredible experience
A good client can improve this problem, such as introducing categories such as trending and hot。
一个好的客户端可以改善这个问题，比如引入trending和hot这种分类
Neat!
Exactly. Nostr’s lack of engagement traps is a strength, not a flaw. No endless doomscrolling or corporate dopamine hits. Just quick, mindful check-in with real thoughts, then back to living 😃
This is how I'm using it more lately, like checking in with family when I feel like it lol.
A global family chat.
View quoted note →You have more times to do the job you supposed to do . Build or create something or go to work if you’re government employee
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Very true!
This really is true. Nostr is just engaging enough, but like nutritious food, you can put it down before you feel sick.
Advertising-driven revenue begets algorithms which are designed to hook you. Zaps aren't just a good way to incentivize contributions to the network, they're the only way to build an internet that isn't poisoning you.
View quoted note →So true, engineered to be non toxic to the mind.
View quoted note →Don’t learn that Nostr is quiet by design.
It doesn’t beg for your attention. It doesn’t hijack your emotions. It gives you space — to think, to breathe, to act. That’s what freedom feels like.
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https://dontlearnbitcoin.orgI think this is what I failed to realize at first about nostr... I was expecting to experience a similar "attention grab" like Twitter, but it's just not there. Refreshing!
I also predominantly (well, only) use My Follows.
But if I only log in every few days I will almost certainly miss some interesting post from my follows -- which in turn raises "frustration" w nostr
I would totally use an algo feed that's just the popular posts and discussions from my follows since my last login
I also miss the announcements!
Why is it that there are no ads, if anyone can post?
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1. The latest revolution.social talk with the co-founder and CEO of Substack
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2. A lady pleb is gonna survive the day with zaps
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3. A nice discussion between two Nostr enthusiasts
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4. Well said
@Gigi
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5. Nostr is better than every other social media platform
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6. A nice real-life example how much important Nostr is
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7. It is a bother indeed, more value needed to Nostr
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8. Nostr and Bitcoin are mutually bound
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9. Looks like it’s gonna release a Discord alternative for Nostr
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10. Do you agree with this?
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11. Will they embrace Nostr?
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12. A nice plan by
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13. A beginner nostrich is playing the violin very well
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14. Nostr must have other contents also than just Bitcoin
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15. A new pleb is trying to getting used to Nostr
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#community_nostr_recap
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Lurking on #Nostr creates the noise we want to escape. Good posts need engagement to survive.
To boost the signal, we must become the signal!
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Ditch the endless scroll! Make one thoughtful reply today!
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