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2026-02-25 01:42 UTC

@dyne@toot.community It seems like Nostr is just another crypto wallet with a social graph attached to it. I set up Nostr today because I was curious. I created an identity through an app, onboarded to the app/server/whatever with some topic-based follows, and landed on the feed. Cool. What I was greeted with was Bitcoin spam and AI "art". Prominently featured was my wallet at every turn. After realizing I was just subscribed to people who I absolutely did not want on my social graph, I unfollowed all of them. They didn't go away. Opened another app and they popped up there. Deleted again...came back. I deleted that identity and came back where I control my graph, my data, and my experience. It would be great if Nostr and Mastodon had worked together to provide a unified identity for the federation. But it seems like it was just a competing silo for cryptobros, scammers, and AI bots. Are there any Nostr communities that are actually decent communities?

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  • @setto@tooting.ch 2026-02-25 08:07

    @johnofrobotz@mastodon.girolab.foo I was hoping I had warned enough about thar risk in the article. Appanot. what you experienced is very close to how it is to join mastodon.social and lool at the global feed. Onboarding is still very bonky for lonesome explorers. But yes, there are emerging communities. It all depends which relays you consult: much like the fediverse community is built around them. the difference being your identity does not belong to them. wss://spatia-arcana.com is absolutely lovely

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