A NosVegas 2026 presentation about Ditto, a Nostr-native social app from Soapbox that's bringing back the fun, weirdness, and personality of the early internet.
Key Topics Covered
The Problem with Modern Social Media
- Hostile, draining, and algorithmic
- Doomscrolling, rage bait, and engagement farming
- Every app is the same app wearing a different logo
Bringing Back the Internet Playground
- The MySpace / GeoCities / AIM / forum era of self-expression
- When your profile was a canvas and going online was an adventure
Your Profile Is a Planet
- 9+ built-in themes (Kawaii, Grunge, Gamer, Midnight, and more)
- 19 customizable properties, custom fonts and backgrounds
- Themes shareable as Nostr events — anyone can use your theme with one click
Not Just Posts — A Carnival
- Vines (short-form video), Treasures (real-world geocaching), Magic Decks (MTG)
- Color Moments, Virtual Pets, Music, Polls, Emoji Packs
- Follow Packs, Voice Messages, Books, Podcasts
The Ditto Onboarding Bet
- Skip the decentralization lecture — lead with fun
- Send a Quake III link or a geocache, not a relay explainer
- The decentralization story comes after someone is already having fun
It's All Nostr
- Your theme, your game, your geocache, your music — all Nostr events
- No email, no phone number, just a Nostr key
Who Should View This
- Nostr developers and designers thinking about UX
- Anyone curious about decentralized social media
- People nostalgic for the early-internet era
- Those interested in how to actually onboard new users
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