Wārith al-Dīn on Nostr: Every few weeks I try to explore something new in this tech infested world and it ...
Every few weeks I try to explore something new in this tech infested world and it always ends up being far more complicated than it should be for an end user. Bitcoin, KYC, nodes, Bisq, wallets, lightning, relays, Nostr, key management, etc. Tons of reading and time invested. It just needs to be simpler. I get the complexity is what makes it secure and anonymous but it will NEVER achieve widespread adoption in its current form.
I've spent the better part of two days trying to actually understand how any of this works or why, and how to best manage my account security and keys and everything. The BTC wallet I normally use isn't compatible with Nostr I guess so I had to create a new wallet with Alby just to be able to send/receive on here. That's its own hassle. And then Primal lets you send but only using THEIR wallet (in app) which is annoying. But the other Nostr iOS apps are bad (Damus seems good but primitive).
All in all I hope that this whole side of tech, the actual future side, manages to simplify its process to the end user. As it stands you won't convince people to abandon anything this way. The moment they left behind a simple email and password they're going to want out. So a straightforward replacement must exist (private key login is good! But then there is the issue of key security and needing extensions to hold them instead of the individual sites).
Simplicity is key.
I've spent the better part of two days trying to actually understand how any of this works or why, and how to best manage my account security and keys and everything. The BTC wallet I normally use isn't compatible with Nostr I guess so I had to create a new wallet with Alby just to be able to send/receive on here. That's its own hassle. And then Primal lets you send but only using THEIR wallet (in app) which is annoying. But the other Nostr iOS apps are bad (Damus seems good but primitive).
All in all I hope that this whole side of tech, the actual future side, manages to simplify its process to the end user. As it stands you won't convince people to abandon anything this way. The moment they left behind a simple email and password they're going to want out. So a straightforward replacement must exist (private key login is good! But then there is the issue of key security and needing extensions to hold them instead of the individual sites).
Simplicity is key.