a source familiar with the matter on Nostr: What is nostr for? I think for communities of interest the way to go is modernized ...
What is nostr for?
I think for communities of interest the way to go is modernized IRC (like Discord).
I prefer to engage with my family via direct communication rather than social media.
I have an ordinary profile on business social media (eg LinkedIn) under my government name.
I don't really participate in the Great Flame War but if I did (and I have in the past) it would be on TwitterX (because the algorithm feeds me targets).
So what role does that leave for nostr?
It's a free-speech platform that (for that reason) draws in people with unusual ideas. If you don't want to talk to such people, nostr is pretty dead. I think Bitcoin enthusiasm has tamped down somewhat as compared to the run up from the teens to 70ish. If that's all you were here for I can see why you'd be disappointed. For me nostr is as good or better than ever. We've got some great carnivores like Mr. Wehrman and Dr. Berry on here, we've got some permaculturists, we've got some real assholes who will say any damn thing they think is true... I'm having a great time with it.
I think for communities of interest the way to go is modernized IRC (like Discord).
I prefer to engage with my family via direct communication rather than social media.
I have an ordinary profile on business social media (eg LinkedIn) under my government name.
I don't really participate in the Great Flame War but if I did (and I have in the past) it would be on TwitterX (because the algorithm feeds me targets).
So what role does that leave for nostr?
It's a free-speech platform that (for that reason) draws in people with unusual ideas. If you don't want to talk to such people, nostr is pretty dead. I think Bitcoin enthusiasm has tamped down somewhat as compared to the run up from the teens to 70ish. If that's all you were here for I can see why you'd be disappointed. For me nostr is as good or better than ever. We've got some great carnivores like Mr. Wehrman and Dr. Berry on here, we've got some permaculturists, we've got some real assholes who will say any damn thing they think is true... I'm having a great time with it.