all i am saying is we should use words to mean the things they mean. If anything is a nostr client then nostr client becomes a meaningless phrase.
I think as a dev I find this frustrating because they try to compare their “nostr client” against others to show how amazing they are, but it’s a lie. Compare amethyst, nostur, gossip, etc against each other sure, because all those are on the same playing field. Comparing primal to real nostr clients doesn’t make sense, because primal is more like bluesky or twitter, where they control all the infra and what everyone sees, censoring people from their algos, and monitoring user searches.
Do you see me bickering about this about other clients? No, i just want people to understand what is actually going on so they can make informed decisions instead of just pretending they are not a bad actor at this point.
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Primal displays nostr content, but isn't a nostr protocol client
They should be called out if they say something that is untrue.
But what is a nostr client? What makes a client a nostr client? Does it make sense to enforce what one can call a nostr client?
I agree that you shall not compare apples to oranges.
But also nostr was built for a reason. Other clients that does not fully support that idea shall miss something, otherwise the original idea of benefit of nostr does not hold. If they have a benefit, they shall outcompete others with that benefit, or? (Not this easy I know)
Also it does not help, that it is not that general, that people use social media with spending X amount per month. Social media is free in the eyes of many.