Oddbean new post about login | logout Do you think people can't choose one or two relays? The onboarding is automated, but they MUST choose a relay to host their notes. Otherwise, we are not anything better than Twitter.
Right. I think people are going to be wondering what relays are and what the implications of choosing a relay over another. Will this affect my experience here? Can I change later? What's the right choice? All of this is friction. Either that for have a 'Randomly pick for me.' Button. From a UX perspective it's too much for many normies. I already hear it from people who have tried nostr and left. Look, its just my 2 sats from a slightly more technical normie wanting to help.
They have to wonder. Most relays will be screwing them over. So, it's not an optional part. Let's hope people write more articles and analyze the policies and resilience of relays out there. As an app dev, I definitely cannot do that myself. It's too much.
This is a problem people have with Mastodon and the Fediverse, selecting an instance. It’s a major source of friction