Why would I use this instead of a Mastodon instance?
this post was submitted on 21 Aug 2023
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I saw that exploding-heads moved their instance to this platform so I assume it's difficult to block objectional content.
Last I saw, exploding heads gave up on it because it was too difficult to use and had too many crypto bros on it. They're trying to move to Gab now.
While you can't force people not to see things they WANT to see, it would be possible for a certain relay to moderate the content it deliveres to its clients. I feel like it will become a huge feature pretty soon, since the global feed is a hot garbage already.
You can use your same nostr keys on other relays, but you can't use the same Mastodon account on multiple servers. Nostr still suffers from the problem that it a relay goes down, your content goes down with it, though.
You may also want to use it if you keep getting blocked and reported on Mastodon, because there's no centralised blocking/banning feature. Many nostr people hate the concept of moderation for reasons I'm not entirely sure about, perhaps it's the freedom of speech absolutists flocking to a platform where they can't be kicked out after getting kicked out for their toxic opinions on every other platform.
Last time I checked nostr was also big with the cryptocurrency/web3 crowd, probably because of all of the encryption magic it uses to post things.
Wow, none of the things you mentioned makes me want to use it.
Thanks for the explanation though!
It's definitely not for me either, but there's quite an audience on there. I think Bluesky is stealing their thunder these days, though.
Maybe you don't really want an account one one server but rather the whole experience. Seems good nuff for that.
As cool as the technology is behind nostr the current community is absolutely terrifying. Hopefully it can grow out of that.
I'm so green to it I can't comment. What have you seen that's a turn off?
I see a whole lot of meme coiners over there so far lol.
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when the intro said everyone was happy before introducing the platform, I knew it was going to be a community for steaming pile of shits.
After exploring a bit, it seems I was right.