Anyone else have personal experience with this?
I have a friend on Mastodon who I recommended nostr to. He joined, was immediately flooded with what I can only describe as crypto-spam, and bounced. I've spent the past couple of days trying to convince him it's not all that bad, once you get your follows dialed in.
The issue is that the default new users see is pretty awful. Like you say, a casual glance presents a strong "crypto bro" vibe. Personally, I stayed only because the NIPs are so inspiring.
Also, Jack's somehow become the face of Nostr, to the point outside people think he's the inventor. I guess that's neither here nor there, except that Nostr looks from the outside like "Jack's Bitcoin scheme," which is an awkward preconception to have to overcome.
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