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Re: Nostr

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Post by nunobrito » Fri, Sep 19, 2025, 7:40 AM UTC

stonogo wrote: post #4

nunobrito wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That statement is wrong at best scenario and fake at worst. I'm a long time user of NOSTR. When you enter the network through any of the main clients you will only see curated topics (trending). The WoT assures that the best content comes up.

I had almost exactly the same experience and lost interest for the same reason. Am I wrong or fake?

Either of them. I can't even fathom how this would be your first time experience there, other people here on this topic confirm that it doesn't happen.

If you feel that is wrong, please describe the steps to replicate such situation.

Re: Nostr

#12

Post by littlecranky67 » Fri, Sep 19, 2025, 7:40 AM UTC

TheAceOfHearts wrote: post #7

Last time I tried navigating the Nostr ecosystem I found their Twitter-equivalent platform and it was full of people posting about cryptocurrencies and other topics that weren't of particular interest to me. Are there any major figures of interest primarily participating on any Nostr platform? Or is there any kind of uniquely interesting content that is being primarily produced and shared on Nostr?

Nostr doesn't have an "algorithm" that tries to find posts that you engage with. You should follow your own list of people, and then you will see their content. There are some clients trying to be more smart, though.

The "algorithm" in any social media is a blessing and a curse. Nostr shifts the responsibility of what to show to the clients.

Re: Nostr

#13

Post by BoorishBears » Fri, Sep 19, 2025, 7:40 AM UTC

photios wrote: post #6

staticelf wrote: post #2

I like the idea of nostr but when I tried to use it it was a lot of CP which made me instantly stop using it. I guess the issue with this type of protocols is that there must be a way to prevent these very dark and illegal content. As a user I don't want to see it and the submitter should be found and jailed for distributing it. Right now, it's hard to know where it even comes from since it can come from any of the r…

That's quite the bold faced lie. I've been on nostr for years and it's been pretty friendly and never offensive.

3 people have shared this experience in the thread.

Is there a fundamental reason this wouldn't be true? Isn't it a place where people can anonymously share multimedia with minimal moderation?

In my experience even the most toy application exposed to the wider internet will face this issue.

Re: Nostr

#14

Post by littlecranky67 » Fri, Sep 19, 2025, 7:43 AM UTC

Glad to see Nostr on top of HN. It is in its infancy, but Nostr allows for "zapps" (basically sending instant micropayments via bitcoin-lightning) - so instead of using ads and dubious algorithms, you can show your appreciation to content creators by small payments. This is a model for an ad-free, decentralized social media system.

Re: Nostr

#15

Post by nunobrito » Fri, Sep 19, 2025, 7:44 AM UTC

christoph123 wrote: post #10

What's a good place to get started? Any favorite apps from these? https://nostrapps.com/

https://yakihonne.com/ tends to be a good experience for browser and has apps, after that https://primal.net is also quite good as introduction since their UI is similar to what you are used in other platforms.

Then there is https://www.amethyst.social/ which is excellent because it brings out more of the potential of the platform.

Re: Nostr

#16

Post by anon1395 » Fri, Sep 19, 2025, 7:44 AM UTC

littlecranky67 wrote: post #14

Glad to see Nostr on top of HN. It is in its infancy, but Nostr allows for "zapps" (basically sending instant micropayments via bitcoin-lightning) - so instead of using ads and dubious algorithms, you can show your appreciation to content creators by small payments. This is a model for an ad-free, decentralized social media system.

Bitcoin is regulated as hell

Re: Nostr

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Post by lukaslukas » Fri, Sep 19, 2025, 7:45 AM UTC

I don't understand. Can someone explain it to me from a technical/IT perspective? Is it like HTTP or JSON, or like XMPP...?

"An open protocol with a chance of working" = ?huh? "Nostr doesn't subscribe to political ideals of "free speech"" = ???huh? "BEEP BOOP" ???wtf??

Please don't explain technical things as if you were talking to children. Explain them as if you were talking to a colleague sitting next to you. Talk to them as a person and as a professional.

Re: Nostr

#18

Post by Quindecillion » Fri, Sep 19, 2025, 7:45 AM UTC

TheAceOfHearts wrote: post #7

Last time I tried navigating the Nostr ecosystem I found their Twitter-equivalent platform and it was full of people posting about cryptocurrencies and other topics that weren't of particular interest to me. Are there any major figures of interest primarily participating on any Nostr platform? Or is there any kind of uniquely interesting content that is being primarily produced and shared on Nostr?

It's still pretty niche. Built mostly for and by bitcoiners, but has potential as a new way of doing social media that isn't reliant on major tech companies.

Re: Nostr

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Post by nunobrito » Fri, Sep 19, 2025, 7:46 AM UTC

BoorishBears wrote: post #13

photios wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's quite the bold faced lie. I've been on nostr for years and it's been pretty friendly and never offensive.

3 people have shared this experience in the thread. Is there a fundamental reason this wouldn't be true? Isn't it a place where people can anonymously share multimedia with minimal moderation? In my experience even the most toy application exposed to the wider internet will face this issue.

Everytime NOSTR is mentioned there are people from other networks coming here to spread FUD.

The best thing is asking them to provide steps for replicating their claims, which they won't since it is the not the common user experience at all.

Re: Nostr

#20

Post by littlecranky67 » Fri, Sep 19, 2025, 7:46 AM UTC

anon1395 wrote: post #16

littlecranky67 wrote: post #14

Glad to see Nostr on top of HN. It is in its infancy, but Nostr allows for "zapps" (basically sending instant micropayments via bitcoin-lightning) - so instead of using ads and dubious algorithms, you can show your appreciation to content creators by small payments. This is a model for an ad-free, decentralized social media system.

Bitcoin is regulated as hell

As far as I understand as a non-US citizen, the recent presidential bills anchor your (US citizen-) right to deal in bitcoin between private entities. So the "good" kind of regulation.