In the near future, the devices we use will operate on 100% personalized software. When AI can spontaneously create any application you can think of, there will be no need for app stores or 3rd party marketplaces. When this happens, these edge devices will need shared data layers and oracles to ground and power their activities in real-time. What does this mean for social networks? When users are able to, and get used to customizing their experiences on these future devices across various aspects of their lives, which social network will they want to transport data across devices? When I “post” on this future device, which platform will accept and transmit this post for you to view on your device? None of them. Not Meta, not X, not TikTok, not Reddit, etc. None of them. These platforms can only exist in a world where “platform-lock in” moats trump the importance of data transmission. When you remove static, shared interfaces, there is no need for them to exist. There will be no social network platform in the future at all. Instead, what will happen is that our devices will use open protocols. Content, messaging, and information will be transported over a decentralized network with E2EE. Permissionless systems that edge devices can use without any gatekeepers or walled gardens getting in the way. We’ll have access to all the things we’re used to: “accounts”, scrollable feeds, serendipitous connections, topic-based threads, likes, etc. The interface will just be personalized to our needs with AI, removing the necessity for the platforms themselves. All we need is a shared, open data/comms layer – that’s what I think Nostr will evolve into. Additionally, we’ll have access to a suite of cheap products/services that enhance our experience on the edge device (better & custom recommendation systems, creative & posting tools, etc.), similar to what is provided by the platforms themselves, but this time built by developers building on top of these protocols.

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how to find more #nostr folks in #chicago ?

“Time spent on social media peaked in 2022” has been all over my feed When you scroll, what are you looking for? Seriously, stop and think. You saw this post, why were you scrolling to begin with? Most of us don’t even know what we’re looking for... just filling empty space with hopes of seeing something novel enough to hit “like”. Then we forget about what we saw within 30 seconds. We’re so addicted that any hint of stillness/boredom prompts a physical reaction to grab our phone; this appears in the survey data. There was a: - 40% DECREASE in respondents reporting they use social media to keep up with friends - 16% INCREASE in respondents reporting they use social media to fill spare time This makes sense: when only a small minority of people post, how are social media platforms supposed to keep you on? They needed to create addictive, attention-hacking algorithms to keep as many eyes on their platforms as possible (eyes = advertising $) This subtle shift - especially for younger generations - signals intentionality (as opposed to just burnout/anxiety). We’re slowing down and literally PAYING for spaces (digital and irl) that make us feel grounded, informed, and connected. While social networks like Facebook and X are grasping at anything to gamify attention, the companies building for the future are creating infrastructure that enables sovereignty, curation, curiosity, and depth. When platforms optimize a proxy (time-in-feed), the proxy replaces the goal (utility/welfare) Social advertisement yield on “enshittified” feeds will tank as this new world unfolds

think of all the things you've scrolled past in the last 7 days, how many of them do you remember? better yet, think of all the things you've scrolled past in the last 30 seconds, how many of them do you remember?

Here we go

Every technology enhances a human function until it overextends that function Social media has hit this point

“what’s America like?”

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was Infinite Jest the Plan B to a super intelligence Plan A?

I am a nobody who has never built anything of value I’m in no position to hate on somebody else’s project, or judge somebody for what they’re working on And if/when that changes, I will still be in no position to hate on somebody else’s project, or judge somebody for what they’re working on We’re all just trying to create something cool - if you don’t like what it is, talk to them, maybe you’ll learn something new or change your perspective Godspeed, Nostr friends

messing around and building a nostr relay radio: "tune in" to different relays to see what's being broadcasted across nostr. tbh could work as a fun way to browse livestreams and stuff

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US Gov. is appointing a board member to TikTok. Trump floats pulling broadcasting licenses. Senators don't think "Free Speech" is a right anymore. Countries around the world are inching closer to state-owned and state-controlled media. We recently saw the impact of this in Nepal and Indonesia; it's not good. When a large chunk of internet traffic is funneled into a handful of apps, the media we consume is dictated by opaque algorithms created by a few companies. If those companies are influenced by governments, our permission to participate in online spaces is jeopardized. p(protocol-shift) = 0.35

"how do people feel about the US economy?" WIP - needs more data but yeah this is dope... ask any question -> quantify the world's thoughts shipping soon

The internet yearns for Nostr

A gentle reminder: https://ia600904.us.archive.org/6/items/love-letter-america/love-letter-america.pdf

“They/leftists have no idea what’s coming” Psyops everywhere; protect your cogsec