What do ppl on here think of Nostr? just came across this https://hivemind.vc/nostr/

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I think nostr is interesting and has a shot of reaching scale for some things, but maybe less likely to be in consumer social. 

No username system is bad UX, and max decentralized/tech first/hard to use social have been attempted in past and haven’t gotten mass traction.

Community and growth is hard to get right

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thanks, wasn't aware! I read somewhere about adding people's nickname to the client when you add their public key to your contact book. 

Usernames seem to be namespaced to domains, which I don't think is as simple or as good an experience as domainless usernames

There is a username system. Look up NIP-05