I need to know a little bit more about the problem. Could you describe exactly what you mean by "too much content"? I kind of agree with you, there's a lot of junk content, but an example of exactly what you mean by this would be helpful.

With some examples.

For number 3.

Like a Trello dashboard, with columns of topics I am "subscribed to"?

Oh intriguing questions

First off, I’m not opposed to doomscrolling. The last 30 mins before my bedtime is precious to me as it is my much-needed alone time. Hence, fun and unexpected ways of pushing content to me will be appreciated.

If I examine my SN habits, I’m more of a poster than a commentator. SN does very well in surfacing similar articles whenever I click on a potentially interesting post. But what will make my NOSTR engagement more enjoyable is the ability to read similar articles the moment I click Publish on my relay. I’m immersed in that train of thought; I’m keen to know if others feel similarly or differently from me on the same issue; I’m far more receptive.

In addition, current algorithms work such that I’m faced with recommendations of a similar vein the moment I finish reading something. I will like to exercise more control over the things that get pushed to me. A simple poll that lets me my level of interest from 1 (Strongly disinterested) to 5 (Strongly interested) might do the trick. Informing the algorithm about the articles I’m superbly enthusiastic about should yield more dopamine hits subsequently.

Lastly, I also want to be surprised by the things that I read. Let’s say that the algorithm analyses my reading habits and recommends similar articles that complement those that I have awarded a 5. Could this algorithm be tweaked such that I also get recommended articles that are tangentially related to the articles I like strongly? Something that makes me go, “Oh I didn’t think Issue A and Issue B can be linked in this manner!”

Now in terms of brainstorming - it would be cool if I can run a (local / self-hosted) agent that helps me reduce and focus the information that I consume across youtube, nostr, social, sn. I get easily distracted, I watch stupid zero-value videos, etc. If I could have a configurable agent that helps me get "less, but better" content and yet still make sure that it's engaging and entertaining, that would be really useful.

The reader experience is still stuck in a reactive paradigm like, “follow more people, mute more people” but that doesn’t cut it when the stream itself is fundamentally overwhelming.

But what’s missing is a tool that lets me define how I want to consume content. Not just by follows or hashtags, but by intent, by depth, by context. Some days I want dense, thoughtful threads about sovereignty or economics. Some days I just want zap-fueled memes. No current client lets me say that, and that’s the opportunity.

If I could custom-build my own Nostr reader, I’d want something closer to a smart inbox where I can filter by time of day, energy level, even topic clusters inferred from my zap history. Imagine typing in natural language: “Show me long posts about decentralization zapped by people I trust.” Or, “Mute everything AI-related until next week.” Bonus if I can toggle between quiet mode (deep reads) and chaos mode (meme torrent). And if I could train it over time with little feedback nudges, even better.

First piece of advice, make a bounty post.

HOLY COW BROO! I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO START THE SAME KIND OF PROJECT! But I might not be able to start it anyway cuz of my big exam this year. Let me share the idea with you. First let me tell you existing projects that are similar to your idea:

Iris.to: Browser client. Has tagging, threading, and social graph filters but still misses semantic aggregation and long-form curation.

NOW LET'S COME TO THE BIG SHOW.

So. I named the project: Noēsis (Greek: "direct knowing") 😤 (Btw, this will be bit hard to build since it is a neural interface) The basic framework is as follows:

If you want relay health, popularity, and content type support: