Citadel Dispatch CD170: HODLBOD - BUILDING BETTER APPS
Jul 25, 2025
Hodlbod, a developer deeply engaged with Nostr and building healthier digital tools, shares his insights on optimizing user experience in technology. He discusses the challenges of push notifications and streaming in apps, emphasizing user privacy. The conversation shifts to the evolution of decentralized tech and its implications for community building. Hodlbod also touches on the role of AI in development, advocating for ethical app design that prioritizes user wellbeing over addiction.
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Challenges of Push Notifications
- Push notifications on decentralized platforms like Nostr are complex due to privacy and architectural challenges.
- Robust push requires trust or delegation mechanisms that don't easily fit decentralized identity models.
Avoid Push Notifications Addiction
- Avoid push notifications as they can be addictive and harmful.
- Instead, integrate live status indicators within apps for better user awareness without disrupting users.
Reforming Social Media Incentives
- Reforming social media means making it less predatory and more aligned with user interests.
- Platforms today mainly serve business models that exploit user attention instead of user well-being.
