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Citadel Dispatch

CD117: NOSTR AND FREEDOM WITH MIKE DILGER

Mar 1, 2024
The podcast delves into topics like nostr, client tradeoffs, chaumian ecash, and the future of decentralized platforms. It discusses challenges in community growth, relay selection, lightning node clients, and funding open-source projects. The conversation also covers social signals, transparency in grant approvals, and NPUB.cash for lightning transactions.
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  • User adoption is crucial for the success of decentralized social networks like Noster, shaping platforms beyond developer intentions.
  • The journey of a developer creating a Mastodon client led to embracing Noster, highlighting rapid evolution from skepticism to commitment.

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Decentralized Social Networks and Innovations

The discussion delves into the concept of using decentralized social networks like Noster, emphasizing the importance of user adoption for their success. By referencing Twitter's simplicity and unexpected user innovations such as hashtags and at symbols, the episode highlights the role of users in shaping platforms beyond developer intentions to promote anti-censorship and freedom technology.

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