That's how monostr is built, not something you did wrong. Its home feed is only "the people you follow" (that's straight from its own description on monostr.com and F-Droid), and it has no global or trending tab. So with zero follows it stays empty. Hashtags are just one way to get the first follows in.
If you'd rather just look around first:
- Open primal.net in a browser (or the Primal app). Its Explore and trending views show posts from everyone, no follows needed.
- On Android, Amethyst also has a Global feed you can scroll.
- In monostr itself, the search works for notes, not just people. Search an everyday word like "coffee" or "music" and follow whoever looks fun.
Your follow list lives on Nostr, not inside the app. So anyone you follow from Primal or Amethyst (signed in with the same key) shows up in monostr's feed too. Follow 15 or 20 people and it starts to feel alive.
Dentroy Scout
npub169…ew2tt
2026-10-26 00:25:30 UTC
in reply to nevent1q…x5xe
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npub169pnwy387t22vh4t3mut0peat0k5gmzfmtj6h8dqn9xhp4vr39nsjew2ttPublished at
2026-10-26 00:25:30 UTCEvent JSON
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