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Many people say they dislike super apps, yet they have no problem with web browsers—which are arguably the ultimate super apps. Why? Because browsers give access to services from many different providers, not just one company. It’s not super apps people object to — it’s putting all their personal data under the control of a single corporation.

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Is the web browser a super app?

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SENTINEL TZ sentineltz@nostraddress.com 9 months ago

Exactly! You nailed it. The problem isn’t the convenience of super apps—it’s the centralization and loss of control. Browsers empower us with options; super apps often trap us in one ecosystem. People aren’t anti-super app, they’re pro-choice and privacy. Keep calling it out—zap that truth!

npub1vw2q...59pz 9 months ago

The OS on your device is the ultimate super app. It often traps you into one ecosystem that's either like a walled garden (apple) or a massive vendor-lock-in machine (micro$oft). Linux OTOH is the OS of freedom, and the browser its ultimate UI engine... Except for chrome of course which is a sneaky spying machine.

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Russell russell@uid.ovh 9 months ago

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Russell russell@uid.ovh 9 months ago

I don't like supper apps because it does everything badly. I prefer 1 app for every task and the task is done perfectly.

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Keychat 9 months ago

We see user experience from a different angle.

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Offline Me needs self-controlled IDs and wallets to live in the physical world. Online Me also first needs self-controlled IDs and wallets to live in the digital world. Then Me can chat and browse. In Chat, Me uses the IDs and pays for relays per message with the wallets. In Browser, Me uses the IDs to log in to mini apps and pays in Bitcoin with the wallets.

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npub1vw2q...59pz 9 months ago

The unix philosophy. Make each program do one thing and do it well. Then make all programs interoperable.

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Keychat 9 months ago

We think the key point is that an app isn’t the same as a program. An app is at the macro level and a program at the micro level.