Not sure if it’s a western thing, but people like to make questionable claims that serve as a clickbait while not showing any backing data or sources. This is factually incorrect, there are tons of small relays that are online and working 🐶🐾🫡
Source: https://nostr.watch/relays/find nostr:note19tcdvg9luhqjhzj8mtgsqrcylzv3c7eej43y87dv8ue2wcluqfeqp0zdn2