{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"alp wrote","author_name":"alp (npub175…9g6w0)","author_url":"https://njump.me/npub175nul9cvufswwsnpy99lvyhg7ad9nkccxhkhusznxfkr7e0zxthql9g6w0","provider_name":"njump","provider_url":"https://njump.me","html":"Before we even talk about whether some idea or feature could appeal to the masses, we should first figure out if we actually want the masses here and if we're even capable of handling them. Do we have the technical capacity for that? Are we culturally ready for it? Can we deal with the consequences at all? For example the whole developer cult would be over here, and devs would just fade into an even less appreciated background, not being the heros here anymore. And how much can we really simplify the complexity of a decentralized network anyway?\n\nIf we do that we'd probably run into the same messy issues we see on legacy social media, even without any algorithm. More AI slop, rage baiting, spineless people selling themselves ... etc. And this time for zaps, not even for attention alone. It's not like we don't already see the first signs of that here too, but they're still pretty small and we can keep them under control for now. Then the OGs would just sit around complaining that everything was better before the undisciplined masses showed up.\n\nWe've already seen long periods without algorithms on Facebook and Twitter. It only takes a few persons, like those npub zap fans, to come along with the idea of \"algorithmic relays ☝\" and everyone gets excited, and the same cycle starts all over again.\n\nWhat I'm getting at is that the problem is already baked into the desire for comfort itself. Or to put it more bluntly, into how much we're willing to cater to the masses' desire for convenience. That's where the real issue lies. I wrote about this some time ago.\n\nnostr:naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzpaf8e7tsecnquapxzg2t7cfw3a66t8d3sd0d0eq9xvnv8aj7yvhwqy0hwumn8ghj7cnfw33k76twd4sk5mrfwvhxummnw3erztnrdakj7qgwwaehxw309ahx7uewd3hkctcqz4myk3me2athssfdgcu9qkzg245ygmp3wp6qnp07xl\n\nPersonally I don't see any real happiness or harmony in always chasing comfort and refusing to get your hands dirty. This craving for convenience is exactly what turned everything so centralized, corporate and fiat in the first place. It's all about your personal mindset and discipline. There's a reason that old Turkish saying exists: \"Nerede çokluk, orda bokluk\", meaning \"where there are lots of people, there's a lot of shit\". And that pattern has never changed."}