Alp on Nostr: I agree. The Nostr ecosystem is going through a significant crisis right now. Zapping ...

I agree. The Nostr ecosystem is going through a significant crisis right now. Zapping is becoming more and more difficult. This started when Alby pulled out. I remember when it was enough to just enter an Alby address (in email format) into your Nostr client and the zaps worked. Switching to Coinos with NWC was already a step back in terms of user experience. You can say what you want about NWC, but it’s definitely more complicated than just using a simple Lightning address in email format. And there were also more glitches and hiccups compared to how stable Alby was before the end of 2024. And now the proposed alternatives are even more complicated.

If you're serious about lowering the barrier to entry, you need to start thinking from a usability standpoint, not just from a technical one.

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Everyone who suggested Zeus or Phoenix to me probably did not understand the problem of having a novice use zaps on Nostr.
The vast majority of nocoiners don't even know what sats are, let alone understand apps like those mentioned above.

Obviously to stay on Nostr it is not necessary to use zaps, but zaps are still the killer feature that holds back the majority of those who come here.

However, if the only viable alternative to not losing your sats is having to learn how to use Zeus or Phoenix, then we can kiss "normal" users goodbye.

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