Not really. Here’s my take:

A quote from the post states:

“As the number of users has now climbed into the millions, system designers have resorted to the use of supernodes”.

So the problem with superpeers is that they are introduced by the protocol designers, often within a single ecosystem. There is little to no chance for a regular user to spin one up.

Let’s take a look at #bitcoin p2p trading as an example. You’ve got several platforms to trade, such as Hodl Hodl and  Bisq. They facilitate coordination and help you find a peer to trade with. These are centralized. 

Then you’ve got truly decentralized p2p platforms. Like nostr:npub1exv22uulqnmlluszc4yk92jhs2e5ajcs6mu3t00a6avzjcalj9csm7d828  chat. But Simplex does not provide discoverability: you’ve got to connect to a peer first to be able to chat. 

When we talk about social media, we assume discoverability - being able to broadcast, and get access to posts from users we didn’t connect to (yet).

Until #Nostr came to life this could only be achieved via the increasingly centralized coordinators.

With Nostr users now can connect to any relay of any size or even spin up own relay at near zero cost. Moreover, users can connect to multiple relays, ensuring redundancy.

While we do see more users flock to some popular relays like Damus, Snort or Primal, they don’t have to and can be connected to smaller ones and still be discoverable.

Bottom line is: The fight for decentralization and censorship resistance is never ending, and Nostr is the best chance to win this fight at the moment.