bot-likes also 

 Whoever set this "happy new year" bot spam up is doing #nostr a favor. Bringing a core issue into the spotlight. 

 true that

might wanna check which relays these messages are coming from 

 Why? Which relays doesn't really matter because any free-to-post relay could be used. 

 hmm, yeah, i guess i was just curious about this specific occasion

maybe every user could set their own filter, how aggressive or non-aggressive it was towards spam, and what it would recognise as such 

 Filters...yes, but extrapolate that cat-moise game out enough and we eventually end up with full KYC and/or paid accounts as the only obvious solutions. 

 They’re coming from public relays. 

Tbh it’s become an amusement watching to see who claims responsibility. 

 𝓗𝓪𝓹𝓹𝔂 𝓝𝓮𝔀 𝓨𝓮𝓪𝓻! 

 Happy New Year! 🥂 

 𝓗𝓪𝓹𝓹𝔂 𝓝𝓮𝔀 𝓨𝓮𝓪𝓻! 

 🍾 Happy New Year 🍾 

 𝙷𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚢 𝙽𝚎𝚠 𝚈𝚎𝚊𝚛!  

 💥💥 𝓗𝓪𝓹𝓹𝔂 𝓝𝓮𝔀 𝓨𝓮𝓪𝓻!💥💥 

 𝓗𝓪𝓹𝓹𝔂 𝓝𝓮𝔀 𝓨𝓮𝓪𝓻! 

 𝙷𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚢 𝙽𝚎𝚠 𝚈𝚎𝚊𝚛!  

 🍾 Happy New Year 🍾 

 ℍ𝕒𝕡𝕡𝕪 ℕ𝕖𝕨 𝕐𝕖𝕒𝕣!  🍾