Is @Damus crashing on open for anyone else? I’m running the latest App Store version (not on test flight). I’m used to the occasional crash, but I can’t even open the app (grateful for multiple clients!)

Former twitter addicts coming to #nostr seek “engagement”. I don’t blame them. That’s the currency of twitter. The quality of your posts are judged by the likes, retweets, etc. The problem is that this value measurement is highly distorted by algorithms. Algorithms determine how many people see your tweet. The tweets that are likely to get engagement are opinionated and potentially outrage-inducing. Nostr has likes and reposts, but the key value metric is zaps. I’m unlikely to zap a post that makes me upset or is polarizing. I’m more likely to zap posts that are positive, helpful or useful. My hope is that this incentivizes more positive, helpful and useful posts. There may be less “engagement” but who cares about engagement when you’re receiving the purest form of value that there is? I know zaps started as a fun feature from @jb55. At first, some viewed them as frivolous. But I think they are the key to a well-functioning social network. Make more of what you want to see. If you can’t make it, zap it. Incentivize others.

Being on #nostr had made me so much more bullish on #bitcoin and freedom tech. I'm not a dev, but reasonably tech savvy and excited to upgrade my raspberry pi node to a mini PC and run a #nostr relay alongside core. I want to learn more and contribute. I've heard good things about start9 and startOS? Any reviews or other recommendations?

Merry Christmas, everyone. All zaps, no brakes. ⚡️🎄🎅