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No Good Kid12d ago
I’d like to explain some unfollowing I’m about to do. Please note, that I’m not sharing this to make a statement, but out of respect. (And a little for myself kind of as therapy.) It’s been three years since I joined Nostr, the social network. I loved it immediately for its unique builders vibe and the polite ethos. It’s truly a pleasure to be around such folks. I remember thinking wow this guy has thousands of followers and he’s taking time to explain things to me, the noob. Thanks @b7274d28…c99628cb. That felt (and still feels) special. I remember getting zapped 2100 sats for a text I wrote about my first impressions on Nostr. That feeling of being zapped is still magical, no matter the amount. I remember seeing @6a359852…f2f290d9 on stage at BTC Prague two years ago talking about Nostr, following her right after, her following me back, even commenting and zapping on one of my photos - and thinking, what a cool community. 💜 And I remember Nostriga. One of a kind spirit of event, where I met @43baaf0c…d193e34c and got one of his artworks. Meeting @82341f88…fbfbe6a2 , @91c9a5e1…e036f832 and @Marce and being in awe that they did this amazing thing for us - to attend for free. Another ultimate community vibes. 🫂 Here on Nostr, I used to enjoy all those exciting notes - memes, future predictions (as poor as they come by design 🙃), learning how many Christians are on this weird techy network, the first artists incoming, discovering @caef2482…60cb54c3 🔥, @84dee6e6…858a7240 appearing, zappathons, known influencers coming and leaving after few days when they learned their usual approach won‘t be any good here, girls trying to make nostr their onlyfans alternative… About a year ago I proudly became nostr-only. And Nostr didn’t really change. But I did. Over the past few months I’ve noticed I’ve become more sensitive to certain topics and the constant stream of big, intense discussions about the world. Politics, macro debates, AI, BTC conversations - none of it is wrong. I just realized I don’t currently have the mental space for so much of it. We artistic souls are not made for this. Since I didn‘t find the way to organize my followlist into separate feeds (at least not without the need to use multiple apps and tools), I’m going to unfollow some npubs whose content mostly revolves around those heavier topics. If that happens to be you, please don’t take it personally. I get to know a few of you personally and I still appreciate you as a person. I will still happily have that beer with you when we meet. And I may very well follow you again in the future. I stay nostr-only. Over the past months I’ve had some great opportunities to work on nostr-related projects, more of those are already on my roadmap, and in many ways I feel even more committed than before. 🤘🏻💀 For now, though, I just need a calmer feed. More art, crafts, building, creativity, and less intensity. Thank you if you made it this far. I appreciate it. ☮️ PS: Muting isn’t really what I’m looking for. I prefer adjusting who I follow while still occasionally seeing reposts in my wider network.
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SuiGenerisJohn12d ago
I get it
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No Good Kid12d ago
Thanks!
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inpc12d ago
Can relate. What I initially loved about the Fediverse was the change of pace, less ‘hot topics’, just a calmer vibe all round. As it’s gained popularity, much the same has happened, increase in news/politics etc. and I spend more time on Nostr because of it. I think I just vibe better in smaller communities and I’m fine with that. Appreciate you and very much relate.
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No Good Kid12d ago
Yeah and there‘s nothing wrong with any of those topics. I just can‘t take the amount of it as I used to.
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kmclash12d ago
💜🫡
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No Good Kid12d ago
👥
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Marce12d ago
Let’s start #wholesomestr
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No Good Kid12d ago
I can think of people here who would make a nice foundation. Starting with visuals by @♡°˖✧ ˚ claire ˚ ✧˖°♡
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♡°˖✧ ˚ claire ˚ ✧˖°♡12d ago
is this a relay thing bc i don't understand those :/ tell me what to do and ill try tho 🫶
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SimOne12d ago
I unfollowed a lot recently, and my feed is mainly inspiration and GM’s. I’ve almost halved my time on here because I found myself motivated to do more in the real world. Less doom scrolling. Good for you.
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No Good Kid12d ago
Sounds like a healthy space 👥
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Horszt12d ago
In case you’re interested, I am uploading music content - guitar player right here. Maybe this the calmer content that you’re in need of 💜
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No Good Kid12d ago
Thanks! I‘m uploading some music stuff too time to time, I call it guess the song :) 📝 c36cc14a…
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JJitka12d ago
Good inspiration. Thnx.
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No Good Kid12d ago
🙏🏻💜
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Kat12d ago
I'm glad you said this and you are not alone in feeling that way. I still love Nostr, but I've started to feel overwhelmed by certain conversation topics in my feed too. The downside of having no algorithm is that you see everything from everyone you follow. And sometimes it can get too much. That said, I'm always happy to see your posts in my feed and I appreciate you being here 💜
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No Good Kid12d ago
Thank you, Kat, that means a lot! And likewise .)
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Tauri12d ago
Understandable. I personally did an artist dedicated npub for my photography only @20aaddca…56060e66 There I follow only certain artists here on Nostr and use it to just post my work. For heavier topics I use this as my main account. Switching between the two is trivial thanks to Primal.
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sifrant12d ago
roger 🫡 to keep my feed enjoyable i don’t even follow people i like, but who tweet way too often
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No Good Kid12d ago
No, it’s not a relay thing 😉 I believe what Marce meant is let’s just focus on making Nostr a place that feels good, friendly to wellbeing. Your content, in contrast with the heavy topics that are common here, is one of those that does exactly that. 🙏🏻
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♡°˖✧ ˚ claire ˚ ✧˖°♡12d ago
ahhh ty ty🫶 i mute the heavy stuff tbh ngl
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