I'm not ok with the prerequisite level of technical proficiency required to do what should be basic things on NOSTR. I'm not ok with the seemingly insurmountable obstacles and friction that accompany onboarding to NOSTR and maintaining NOSTR usage. Don't hyperfocus on the "mass adoption" part. The point of saying that was to point out that people who haven't been immersed in code for 10 years is the masses. There are plenty of people who are in that camp who are not "mid curve". You and I are prime examples of this. IDGAF about mass adoption either. I'm concerned with the people who lack the knowledge to navigate this shit show turning away and never looking back, and all because jackass devs are anti-social retards who prefer the company of computers to people and therefore won't even consider alpha testing their creations with noobs and normies. The chasm must be bridged and it is utterly ridiculous to expect for the normie to bridge that gap. People must be met where they are. That doesn't mean the normies shouldn't have to level up somewhat, but it should be like 95/5, i.e. the normie levels up which bridges 5% of the chasm and the devs meet the normies where they are which bridges 95% of the chasm. Chaos and inefficiency is a bug, not a feature. Yes, they're all free, just like cats doing whatever they feel like. That's good and bad. It's good because it promotes innovation. It's bad because it's like herding cats. Nothing works well together. DMs suck. Zaps suck. Decentralization isn't mutually exclusive of coordination.

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I'm a power user. I've spent the last 20 years making money exploiting normies inability to understand how to use computer systems & software. I've been a conduit between the tech & user (help desk, trainer, courseware developer, tester, etc). Devs don't understand users & users don't understand tech. It's always been the case as long as I can remember. I will persist through the most irritating & confusing stuff just to figure out what I can do to make software work for me. I've watched the interfaces get more intuitive & easy to use. I've spent years wondering whether my skills will become redundant. Even with ai, I think I could still make decent money exploiting this mismatch between what users expect & what the software delivers. The people have gotten dumber, lazier & more trusting over the last 20 years. They don't want control or responsibilty. They don't want to understand they just want the tech to make their lives easier & more convenient. Nostr is very similar to Bitcoin in many respects. It is for anyone but not everyone. This is a delineation that many don't appreciate. If you're on Nostr right now there's a very good chance you're part of the remnant. I may not like what you have to say but I respect you for choosing Nostr to express it.