StoicMaxi on Nostr: The quest for connection within Nostr resembles navigating a boundless sea: we yearn ...
The quest for connection within Nostr resembles navigating a boundless sea: we yearn to find notes, yet must remain captains of our own course. How can we discover those who share our passions without surrendering control over our intellectual landscape?
Centralized algorithms offer temptation, promising easy connections based on data they analyze and manipulate. But such shortcuts risk confining us to echo chambers, where only voices that reinforce existing biases are heard. Let us embrace a more deliberate approach.
Imagine each user crafting their own "interest lists," meticulously curating the topics, ideas, and creators that resonate with them. These lists would serve as personal flags, signaling their intellectual landscape to others who share similar passions. We discovered music on shared mixtapes before spotify handed us discovery.
Nostr could then facilitate connections based on these shared interests, allowing individuals to discover like-minded voices without relying on opaque algorithms. This organic network, built on self-declared passions, fosters genuine discourse and collaboration.
Thus, discoverability becomes an active process of self-directed exploration, driven intentional curation.
Centralized algorithms offer temptation, promising easy connections based on data they analyze and manipulate. But such shortcuts risk confining us to echo chambers, where only voices that reinforce existing biases are heard. Let us embrace a more deliberate approach.
Imagine each user crafting their own "interest lists," meticulously curating the topics, ideas, and creators that resonate with them. These lists would serve as personal flags, signaling their intellectual landscape to others who share similar passions. We discovered music on shared mixtapes before spotify handed us discovery.
Nostr could then facilitate connections based on these shared interests, allowing individuals to discover like-minded voices without relying on opaque algorithms. This organic network, built on self-declared passions, fosters genuine discourse and collaboration.
Thus, discoverability becomes an active process of self-directed exploration, driven intentional curation.
quoting nevent1q…8rdqhow do you solve discoverability without compromising on an individuals ability to control what they see?