Non-bitcoiner social media normie shows up to nostr. They are used to being fed toxic algo garbage, and being helpless in the face of the garbage flinging machine from BigCo social media. In the most succinct manner possible, how do you convey the power and differences of nostr to the newcomer? Objective is to 1) not scare them away 2) intrigue them #asknostr
elsat's avatar elsat
@npub1wmr3...g240 this is an unfair characterization. As far as I can see his reply feed is full of people saying there is a lot of choice, and instructions on how to remove things the newcomer is not interested in. The bigger thing we are up against isn’t bitcoin people, but rather BigCo social media conditioning social media users they are powerless and toolless to modify what they see to their liking. Maybe this deserves an onboarding disclaimer or two cc @npub1j60x...d7ua
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nobody 1 year ago
If they pass the GFY test and stick around after being called gay and retarded, that’s all that matters here.
Hah. Apparently we had similar thoughts.
Derek Ross's avatar Derek Ross
This user deleted his profile shortly after joining Nostr, but it wasn't because of the community. If you read the early comments before he deleted his profile, you'll see Nostriches providing help. They're giving him instructions on how to find tune his feed, choose his own algorithm, and make the most of Nostr - no matter the content. I don't think we as a community could have done any better in this example. I believe this failure at user retention was not at the fault of the community, but more so on the user not willing to learn. Could we have done better? Sure. There's always room for improvement. However, the user needs to be willing to learn as well. They need to be willing to step outside their comfort zone, just a little, and learn. Better luck next time. View quoted note →
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Perhaps to combat this as part of the onboarding process we emphasize customization and user control. The ability to choose our own algorithms.
The fact that they can’t be censored and can speak their mind without fear. Free speech aspect should appeal to non Bitcoin people. Also interoperability between clients other clients should be highlighted as well. Also the fact that you own your data. All there together make a powerful use case for #nostr outside of #Bitcoin