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I agree. You need a core engine which is broad base topically and then use that larger whole to spin off vertical or micro topic communities of interest. And something more elegant and tangible vs an algo-based filters on your streams. They will want channels, roles, mods, etc. At my company we are going to embed a nostr client inside our community app so people can plug into a general topic stream and then spawn their own micro communities from popular topics from the main stream that is nostr today. In legacy terms, combining Discord with Twitter where Twitter topics that hit critical mass spawn discord communities that are filled with users much faster. So imagine levels of post engagement. I like a post so I share it. I zap a post. I join a community that is aligned with the topic of a post(s).
I read it a year ago. It's a great book. Maybe I should read again. Basically, the idea to solve the "cold start problem" (start a network effect from scratch) is to create extremely niched (but very active) communities, then expanding from that. It's like create each time a new and more broad concentric circle, addig more and more value for the existing communities (what causes more users wanting to join) and adding tweaking the product to repeat that for more communities.
Your bravery and sacrifice has been appreciated and will be rewarded Greta idea. I’ve avoided Reddit after the whole Apollo situation but I may just use it now to post about #nostr
I came here from reddit, completely new Got banned by the corrupt mods a while back but with the moons news I am done with reddit
The replies was way too positive to be Reddit 😂 Awesome post Derek, remember to save some good posts for #nostrnovember though!
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Does nostrudel.ninja support communities too i believe ?
> I think the way to solve that is to have a global cross-community feed and to surface active communities. The default sort is already "last active" for communities on Satellite. But I still agree with you discovery needs to be a LOT better
I'd love to help but I can't use reddit anymore because my client of choice stopped working due to draconian API changes and I refuse to use anything else but my favorite client.
I came here after your post, but it's a bit clumsy to use so far. Let's see how things go, at least your timing was impeccable
lol Derek, that’s beyond flattering! You do A LOT here and you kinda held my hand when I joined 🫂🙏 Thank you by the way, I’m forever grateful! I got off of Reddit a while back, but really that group is for sure the bunch that will come over easily! If I was still there I would upvote! Models on the other hand 🙈 it’s a bit harder, but I will keep trying my best! Together we will #GrowNostr 💜
Now we just need the people from /r/bitcoin. Reddit, get on with the rugging, please.
Nice work! When people bring up the idea that all they see is vile racism and conspiratorial thoughts. They aren't entirely wrong, you can see some shit, but I think one of the most interesting aspects of Nostr is that you can control what and who you see and not some black box algorithm or some company wanting to use your data and serve you advertisements. I think we can do better to communicate why having control over your own personal media, consumption, and data is a better alternative than having someone or something decide what is right for you. As much as I despise nazis, I am a realist and as soon as you ban them they will just find some other soapbox to shout their vitriol from. So choose the alternative where you can customize your experience to whatever you want it to be. It's better for everyone.
😂👌 can’t wait! You have some time to get bikini ready, you even have time for a few laser hair removal sessions if you want 🩲
So glad to see you take this step Derek. Lots of value on Nostr being missed by everyone on Reddit. Thankfully they are giving them a reason to leave. Trust is shattered.