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sommerfeld sommerfeld@sommerfeld.dev 1 year ago
Simple answer: PoW. It's the only metric that can't be gamed and for which there is no need for consensus.
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View quoted note → What if we replaced follower counts with some other addictive metric in Nostr clients -- but one that was specific to Nostr and could actually work reliably and not be gamed? (No, I am not talking about zaps, these can also be gamed, and this is not a trivia question, I don't have any answers.)
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doot doot@getwired.app 1 year ago
this was my first thought for getting ‘meaningful’ metrics, but PoW can become a blight on UX
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Pickle Dan 🥒 1 year ago
Interactions are the ultimate value one can gain when using #Nostr. Nothing is more valuable than people. Follower counts can be spammed/faked so trying to measure connections through a number is a false signal. It is the quality of interaction that creates value here. Those who you see making the most interactions and events with positive impact will be who stands out here.
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Simple answer: PoW. It's the only metric that can't be gamed and for which there is no need for consensus. View quoted note →
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Dave Coleman 1 year ago
This is why Drivechain is the superior scaling technology.
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0xtr 0xtr@oxtr.dev 1 year ago
Imagine that onboarding UX: "Your keys are being generated, estimated time left: 10 hours". And what about in 5-10 years when we have more powerful hardware, then old accounts would need to create new keys that has good enough PoW?
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