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@ mar 🇺🇲🇨🇦(₿)
2025-03-09 18:51:14
I think most people eventually get bored of social media, including Nostr. The cycle usually goes like this:
Excitement & Exploration – They join, engage, and find it interesting, especially if it's a new platform with fresh ideas.
Routine & Habituation – It becomes part of their daily life, but interactions start feeling repetitive.
Diminishing Returns – The novelty wears off, and they start seeing the same types of posts, drama, and engagement tricks.
Disengagement or Burnout – They check in less often, only follow a few key people, or leave entirely.
Even on Nostr, which is more decentralized and free from corporate control, the core problem remains—social media is designed for engagement, but people eventually realize they're just consuming endless content without much real-world impact. The early adopters and builders might stay longer, but the average user will likely rotate in and out.
The only users or communities that last are those where people build real friendships or business connections, so engagement stays because of the relationships, not just the content. But even then, people naturally cycle in and out.
I'm getting bored of nostr too. There is also no way to search for other users around us or businesses around us.