Identifying advanced users on Nostr \ stacker news ~nostr

2016 sats \ 10 comments \ @r3drun3 31 Dec 2023 nostr

Here are some straightforward heuristics and checks for identifying "advanced" technical users on Nostr, based solely on how they have configured their profiles:

They leverage NIP05 to map Nostr keys to DNS-based internet identifiers, preferably to their personal domain rather than something like nostr-check.com or alby.com.
They leverage NIP39 to link their active Github profile.
They use an LN address that references their personal domain.
They have a public key with a vanity prefix.

This does not imply that if an account does not meet these checks, the human identity behind it does not possess above-average technical knowledge; however, the opposite is likely to be true.

These are just a bunch criteria that came to mind; feel free to add additional points in the comments 😊

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1101 sats \ 2 replies \ @Natalia 31 Dec 2023

what if the real advanced ones just want to blend in with the crowds:p

1110 sats \ 1 reply \ @siggy47 31 Dec 2023

Exactly what I'm thinking. Your advanced user is unconcerned with privacy at all.

779 sats \ 0 replies \ @Natalia 31 Dec 2023 freebie

yeah, the real cool ones usually like to swim in the unknown:! Need to do some real work to spot them and at the right time:))

498 sats \ 0 replies \ @r3drun3 OP 31 Dec 2023

OP here, I just wanted to add some clarifications in light of the comments. First of all, being "technically advanced" doesn't necessarily mean being a "privacy enthusiast"; these two things are orthogonal. Moreover, some points are arguably more in favor of privacy than the opposite. For instance, using custom domains directly linked to your node is a more privacy-enhancing practice than using third-party custodial services.

22 sats \ 1 reply \ @benthecarman 31 Dec 2023

My key was created before people started doing vanity keys, don't want to go away now 😭

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xtr 5 Jan

Same, I was tempted to move to a new vanity key back when that became popular but never ended up doing it..