They have for sure thought about the spec way more but it does not mean that it’s better at the end As Rabble mentioned in his speech today: Betamax did not win even though it was superior.

The speed of Nostr is amazing. The trial-and-error messiness is going to give results that are hard to beat. The multithreading by so many users, apps, builders and ideas at work at the same time. 

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