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I was thinking the same thing. There’s no algorithm to generate a feed. On Nostr, the feed id your follows and the feeds you select.

You leave feeling nourished rather than anxious.

Nostr is much more engaging than Twitter was when it existed And infinitely more engaging than X

Nostr is freedom, big tech is slavery. it’s simple.

Feature, not a bug.

Nostr is truly a “social” network. Twitter, et al, are advertising machines.

Glued to the screen scrolling @primal 😄

You will have to learn to earn that engagement here . Someone’s time may even be more precious than bitcoin. Nostr values that

Nostr is only less engaging if you pay Twitter's extortion fee. I don't, and I get almost zero engagement on Twitter.

Nostr is social media methadone to X's heroin.

Agree

Hmm. It is less engaging (true), and thus you log in less often - and will miss a lot of posts, potentially some of the (few) really interesting ones. I would love a For You algo feed on Nostr, then i can literally just check every few days and check what I missed

Exactly. Most shit on X has 0 signal and is filled with mind fuck but Nostr is still fairly new compared to X so lets see how thigs will go in 5 years.

I dunno. Twitter just feels more of the same Nostr is better because of the people

This is a good reply to someone's recent question about the Daily Nostr User egagement (or something like that), here people check out few posts then go back to their work, trying to be useful, while the twitter power users work is often just being there trying to get others addicted

I understand that and I can feel it. but there are some accounts / identities here spamming my feed with unfunny memes and bots. it kinda is annoying a little. don’t know how to block or mute them (i tried to mute with Primal, but so far the effect wasn’t great)

So good

Yes!!! Love that.

When freedom fades, resistance begins. Nostr and Bitcoin are the revolution.

A more slow time preference to online engagement.

This is exactly what I do. I scroll what’s been trending the last 12 24 hours then go about my day

The biggest disadvantage of nostr is that there are no mass brawls like on X.

You feel different And that user experience brings me back every time I’m able to have multiple high-quality in-depth conversations with people all around the world simultaneously whenever I choose throughout the day Incredible experience

Neat!

Exactly. Nostr’s lack of engagement traps is a strength, not a flaw. No endless doomscrolling or corporate dopamine hits. Just quick, mindful check-in with real thoughts, then back to living 😃

This is how I'm using it more lately, like checking in with family when I feel like it lol. A global family chat. View quoted note →

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Very true!

This really is true. Nostr is just engaging enough, but like nutritious food, you can put it down before you feel sick. Advertising-driven revenue begets algorithms which are designed to hook you. Zaps aren't just a good way to incentivize contributions to the network, they're the only way to build an internet that isn't poisoning you. View quoted note →

So true, engineered to be non toxic to the mind. View quoted note →

I think this is what I failed to realize at first about nostr... I was expecting to experience a similar "attention grab" like Twitter, but it's just not there. Refreshing!

I also miss the announcements! Why is it that there are no ads, if anyone can post?

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