I can't #grownostr and onboard new users if the app crashes or is slow or things just don't work correctly. Stability is more important. Sure, a GIF button might seem like a no-brainer, I think it is, but in the absolute grand scheme of things, it's probably lower on the priority list compared to basic functions.
@jb55 has said that he wants to implement a GIF button that doesn't track users, so it's not as simple as just implementing a Tenor API. We (nostr) essentially need to build the foundation. @lemon had a nice note about this recently.
I used to really want a GIF keyboard, but now it's a lower priority for me. I now see other things as much more important. That's all.
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one of the goals is damus is that it will continue to work after I'm dead. adding more and more centralized integrations that just break is not a direction I want to go with damus.
saying that I don't care is oppsite from the truth, I care and want to do it the *right* way. one that actually makes sense for every user of damus, including japanese users who might not care about tenor memes. They have their own memes and gifs, having a nip94 gif relay would make way more sense in that context.
People upset that I'm spending development time on reaching the 80% of the nostr market (android users) over a gif keyboard, is kind of crazy to me. We can't even begin marketing Damus without an android client.
Donating sats does not mean you get to change the direction of our roadmap, if you want to do that, join our biweekly calls and tell us why your feature should be on our current milestone over the thousands of other things that need to get done.

I look forward to trying on android.
Work after you are dead. That would be very impressive.