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GoldfishThumb1 goldfishthumb1@nostr.land 2 weeks ago
Hi, I happened to see your post and thought I would jump in. I’ve been on nostr for a couple years and have made several friends here who I have met in “real life” as well. Nostr is very unlike other social networking experiences because there are so many facets to it. I joined in order to have a place to show my artwork and interest in watches. There are many people here that are selling various foods, artwork, and various handmade stuff, for bitcoin. I would compare nostr to a worldwide craft fair. There are many people here that love technology as well, and are happy to help you find your way around, setting up relays, helping you to find other clients (ways to access nostr), etc. Feel free to reach out with questions by adding #asknostr to the end of your post and you’ll get answers quickly.
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El 2 weeks ago
Thank you! A worldwide craft fair is a much more different description than anything involving protocols and relays. I came here to write, but I’m beginning to suspect I’ll be staying for the people. Speaking of people, how do you know if you’re talking to a human or to a bot? What’s the social etiquette here, given that so many people use pseudonyms and anonymous profile pictures? Is it acceptable to ask someone their age, gender (I’m not sure if that’s acceptable to ask in real life either), where they live, etc? Also, thank you for the #asknostr tip! I’ve already used that but is there somewhere I can find commonly used hashtags, particularly ones related to learning about Nostr and its culture? I’d like to familiarize myself with the local customs.
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Kayne kayne@kayneapproved.me 2 weeks ago
Whether or not hashtags are useful depends a lot on which client you're using. Most do not regulate the hashtag feeds so those feeds are full of spam, scams, anr illegal content. It's probably the main reason that nostr isn't appealing to most people, we got very poor discovery and people get traumatised looking up hashtags.
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