Umano on Nostr: Addiction (as defined by Dr Gabor Mate, below) is a key factor in social media ...
Addiction (as defined by Dr Gabor Mate, below) is a key factor in social media algorithms.. ADDICTION is the ANTITHESIS OF FREEDOM.
While I'm not convinced humans can handle any large scale 'socializing' without negative consequences, I know that #nostr does not provide nearly as strong of a hit. ... AND THATS WHY IM HERE.
imo, for nostr to succeed without an algo pushing the drugs, a better definition of "Success" needs to be formulated.
WHAT DOES NOSTR SUCCESS LOOK LIKE? (honest question, responses appreciated).
in many ways, it already is successful.
but that depends on the problems you're trying to solve.
I'm still very new to this protocol but if Freedom is a part of the definition of success, Addiction needs to be in conscious awareness of every developer.
Pragmatic Analogy:
Some opiate addicts have had success in breaking their addiction to Heroin (twitter) or Oxy (ig) by using another drug, Kratom (nostr). However, many of them end up addicted to Kratom (which isn't nearly as bad, but still pretty fucked up).
Also, I see phrases like "Killer" this and "Killer" that and become concerned that there is no healthy way to achieve whatever goals you have.
maybe we can try to Kill the addictions. but that's a much bigger problem to solve.
(I recommend a journey with grandfather Ibogaine... https://ibeginagain.org/
"Addiction is manifested in any behavior that a person craves, finds temporary relief or pleasure in but suffers negative consequences as a result of, and yet has difficulty giving up. In brief: craving, relief, pleasure, suffering, impaired control."
-Dr Gabor Mate
While I'm not convinced humans can handle any large scale 'socializing' without negative consequences, I know that #nostr does not provide nearly as strong of a hit. ... AND THATS WHY IM HERE.
imo, for nostr to succeed without an algo pushing the drugs, a better definition of "Success" needs to be formulated.
WHAT DOES NOSTR SUCCESS LOOK LIKE? (honest question, responses appreciated).
in many ways, it already is successful.
but that depends on the problems you're trying to solve.
I'm still very new to this protocol but if Freedom is a part of the definition of success, Addiction needs to be in conscious awareness of every developer.
Pragmatic Analogy:
Some opiate addicts have had success in breaking their addiction to Heroin (twitter) or Oxy (ig) by using another drug, Kratom (nostr). However, many of them end up addicted to Kratom (which isn't nearly as bad, but still pretty fucked up).
Also, I see phrases like "Killer" this and "Killer" that and become concerned that there is no healthy way to achieve whatever goals you have.
maybe we can try to Kill the addictions. but that's a much bigger problem to solve.
(I recommend a journey with grandfather Ibogaine... https://ibeginagain.org/
"Addiction is manifested in any behavior that a person craves, finds temporary relief or pleasure in but suffers negative consequences as a result of, and yet has difficulty giving up. In brief: craving, relief, pleasure, suffering, impaired control."
-Dr Gabor Mate