Oddbean new post about login | logout A non profit should fund a general relay for certain kinds. I think that's important. Something like nostr:nprofile1qqs04xzt6ldm9qhs0ctw0t58kf4z57umjzmjg6jywu0seadwtqqc75spzpmhxue69uhnzdps9enrw73wd9hszynhwden5te0wp6hyurvv4cxzeewv4eszynhwden5te0wfjkccte9enrw73wd9hsxv8qkt has done with purplepag.es
The issue is that no one will pay for a relay if there is a free one. So, operators are going out of business just because of the subsidized ones.
The issue is running a relay will be a very niche business for a long time until nostr enters the consciousness of the general population.
Relays will mostly be a cost-center except for the infrastructure businesses. There’s a disproportionate concern with “who will run the relays?” The market will provide the level of relays that are necessary/demanded. No more, no less.
But I do wonder if we missed the boat in making payments required for the use of any relay, web3-style: gotta pay per write but without the space scarcity from blockchains. Then the relay market could really function well.
That works for the web3 people because they see their presence there as alpha to get airdrops and inside info on pump and dumps. I don’t think there’s a lesson for us (in regards to this) for us here. I do think there other interesting things to learn from the web3 scammers
this is true. clients 'decided' relays were a cost center and shoved all their cost there, while raking in the zaps on the frontend. relay settings were too hard for a UX etc. clients will realize there is a demand for relays when the notes stop flowing and none of their users was educated about how or why. feels to me, we are at this point now. i am hopeful for helping clients discover relays with nip66, its hard for 'the market' to exist if nobody can find the storefronts. so nobody knows what to do. nip66 will solve this problem so we can habe marketplace for relays just like a nostr apps store. i am not dooming about this stuff im simply trying to educate.. im a little sad that my nostr exp feels cut in 1/2 because one big relay throttled, if we dont point it out everyone just thinks nostr ded.
I paid for this one: nortis.nostr1.com.To be honest, this was for science because everything worked before as well.
Add it to your Home/Inbox sections on the relay list and use it as backup to all your notes :)
If there are no free relays no one will use nostr soooo