Am I in the wrong circles here, or has engagement gone down noticeably on Nostr?
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On other platforms, bots and intelligence agencies generate most of the mindless engagement, noise in the form of substance-free reactions or talking points in support of narrative control.
Probably gotta figure out how to talk about things that aren't inside baseball on here.
I don't agree engagement has gone down. And in fact, I disagree so much, that I'm giving you engagement
so ironic to have so much engagement on this thread π
I've been on here for a while now and it comes and goes. for me it comes and goes too, I've taken huge breaks from it.
I'm on nostr everyday
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Check your wallet setup or channel connectionβlooks like fiat vibes are interfering.
Still need to set it up. Thanks
I have no idea. I'm in it for the tech, not for the masses.
Do you run any objective metrics?
nostr is expanding into an archaepelago.
it was always going to be like this because the global feed model requires spook and advertiser money and all kinds of fiat incentives
People are addicted to the algorithms of other platforms. I think it's hard to maintain interest and engagement in a natural way.
Choose your algorithm would be amazing. If you donβt hear alternative opinions youβre just in an echo chamber.
Don't think the objective of the algorithms is to keep us inside an echo chamber but to create addiction. Twitter doesn't care that you are in an eco chamber or not as long as you keep scrolling. Honestly I like nostr because it doesn't feel addictive
I have more engagement here than on Twitter, it's the truth
You have to pay for Twitter engagement though π€£
You must be in the wrong circles.
It's tough right now. Engagement definitely seems down. For me, I like things like F1 and sim racing. I've found one or two people who enjoy F1, but I haven't found anyone talking about sim racing. So, there's some light in the tunnel for me as I can have a little F1 discussion, but that's hardly enough to keep me engaged on Nostr.
Am I one of the F1 people?
Engagement has been on the decline for a long while. The spam last fall really hurt too.
This one thread has more engagement than most Nostr posts I will come across this year haha.
I find engagement to be about the same, but I don't think the growth is there. Maybe this is just a niche thing and we have to accept it.
I unintentionally stirred up a hornet's nest.
It made for some good scrolling though, worth it!
Possibly related, but my social media usage has plummeted since making nostr my main driver.
Nostr is the first legitimate social media protocol we've ever had.
If you don't believe me or don't get it, I don't have time to try to convince you, sorry.
Wait, really? I was looking forward to you explaining it to me.
OK here goes: Disconnect from all social media, TV, news, etc. Go outside into nature, touch trees, forests, ocean, etc. Spend a good deal of time with nature. At least a week or two, preferably alone. Dopamine detox, rhythm entrainment with nature.
I assure you after you come back, you may feel a bit overwhelmed with nostr engagement.
I dunno. Timeline is very short on my account. Enjoying my time here. Thanks for the zaps!
It's been like this for a while, I suspect Mr jaf is right I think it's slowly dawning that no one is coming.... To use another microblogging app.
But nostr-as-microblogging has always been the dev chatroom (for the foreseeable future at least).
#alexandria is the most interesting nostr project by far
Until someone finally makes messageboard client ;)
Oh and square avatars
Nobody could explain Alexandria to me in 1-2 sentences. Can you?
That's what adds a layer of mystery to it.
It's like a library, so it must be explained on hushed tones (I'm not the right person to answer this).
It's like a ebookverse. That's my read of it anyway, as vague as that is.
it feels very stale at the moment.
The engagement is absolutely stale and finding quality content is difficult. I absolutely am not exempt from the βGMβ bullshit but I should start taking this app more seriously. People who say you just need to manually curate a feed are missing the point of why people use SM.
Nostr isnβt dead. Itβs just that RLE stole our engagement, and #Nostr refuses to beg for it. Proof-of-low-time-preference isnβt for everyone.
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I share the sentiment. Nostr isnβt necessarily excellent for mere lurking on the feed. However, if you initiate and engage you will find so much more terrific interactions here than anywhere else. At least that is my experience.
How does that change in the meantime?