You know what I also love about Nostr? There are all these different bubbles here, like various friend circles or groups. If you sketch them out schematically, they're basically these clusters of users who interact a ton with each other.
If you really keep an eye out, you'll notice that every now and then, two big bubbles merge together. You can totally see it happening. A pack leader from one bubble connects with the pack leader from another, and all of a sudden, new followers from Bubble A start following folks from Bubble B, and the other way around.
I always find that kinda stuff fascinating. It's like in ancient Arabia, two tribes teaming up because two people from different ones got married. π
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So nostr has created cyber bedouins?
Not exactly. But human behavior is more natural here.
I think it is heavily wired in us for a lot of reasons. But the obvious one for me are:
- tribal/sense of community
- safety/belonging
- blindly following the herd (bandwagon)
- curiosity
All can be mitigated by conscious choice by asking the "why" and if "who" you follow align your values.
It would be interesting to see how long those followers stay (retention) and the bots. πβΊοΈ