Thread - Nostr Hypermedia

Globe99 globe99@nostrcheck.me 3 months ago

OK fair enough... Snarky response aside, I think the thing that I'm personally reacting to is the idea that the solution is ... "QUICK! To the SlopMobile!" I.e. let's just build another app / let's just ask AI what the problem is. Personally what I think, like Bitcoin was once you get to about ~2014-15, we have apps that are "good enough." You want "normie Nostr"? Look at what Ditto is doing. Look at DiVine. If we want Nostr to grow, this isn't a "coding" problem, it's a social problem. Why are people comfortable on X / Facebook? Is it that they're *uncomfortable* on Nostr, or they're *too comfortable* on X?

npub14rg4...wun7 3 months ago

DiVine is a big step, yes. It also got lots of attention. ... what I always see when looking in my own video client, VidStr, in the explore tab. Lots of nude shorts and videos that don't even have a content warning. But not only, thankfully.

Derek Ross derekross@grownostr.org 3 months ago

I think it's a UX problem, which is ultimately an engineering problem. We'll solve it. The issue lies with making decentralized tech work well enough for normie mode. A lot of trade offs and new ways of doing things without a backend need to be designed and built. It's not easy.

Globe99 globe99@nostrcheck.me 3 months ago

I mean obviously there are a lot of "chicken and egg" issues, and I'm loathe to say "oh no the apps are all 'good enough' " --- but people are staying on XMeta not because those UX's are good. In fact, in many instances, they're crap UX. And the users know it. Ditto is already a way better app than Instagram... cleaner UI, more responsive, easier to navigate, etc. They're staying there because of network effects.

npub14rg4...wun7 3 months ago

What do you think about my apps in that regard?

Globe99 globe99@nostrcheck.me 3 months ago

Honestly IDK, what have you made? (humble suggestion for creators to put stuff they're most proud of in their NIP-05 profile block 😁 )

npub14rg4...wun7 3 months ago