dcinvestor (@dcinvestor) • Hey
dcinvestor (@dcinvestor) • Hey
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- i will share some blunt feedback since i'm a new user on Lens with fresh eyes and would like to see it succeed:
the sign-in UX via @lenster.lens is totally broken from the perspective of an average user on a social media site, and i can 100% guarantee you that it significantly reduces the number of active users we have on the platform
like many people, my ENS address maps to a hardware wallet. like many of those people, i only break out the hardware to sign value transactions. for simple authentication signatures, i'll do it for infrequent apps, but i am not willing to do it for apps i want to use daily. it also teaches bad user behavior
i had logged into @lenster.lens yesterday, and today i go to my browser and i was logged out. since i see no option to delegate sign in (either via delegate.cash, or even just plan specifying a hot wallet i can sign from without hardware), i had to break out my hardware wallet. i did it today. not sure i'll do it tomorrow
quite frankly, this is an encumbrance your average user will not be willing to suffer (even web3 power users like myself)
so is delegated sign-in on the roadmap? if so, when it is expected? doesn't seem like the hardest feature to implement (unless i'm missing something about interaction with @lensprotocol on the back end), so i hope it can be prioritized @lensprotocol @lenster.lens @stani.lens
- is there any way for me to stay signed in on @lenster.lens if i change my MetaMask network from Polygon to Ethereum mainnet?
also, is there any way to delegate sign in to another wallet other than the one i created the account with?
either/both of these features would be VERY helpful
- how can i get invites to send to people so they can join @lensprotocol ?
interest in decentralized alternatives to Twitter is perhaps stronger than ever at this moment
- i was an early user and contributor to Peepeth. some of you remember it
where did that site go right, and where did it go wrong?
- i think forums like Twitter are still important to public discussion. until web3-native apps like Lens gain traction, they still remain an important way for us to engage with audiences outside of our "bubble"
BUT it's pretty clear now that crypto/web3 apps cannot rely on services like Twitter to stay engaged with their users. we need to promote the use of native platforms for official presences and announcements at a minimum (especially given poor security model of Twitter accounts vs private keys)
- gm