This is really good stuff, we need to take this opportunity to build better resilience in to the Nostr network. I think the paid relays aren’t going to be enough, they make Nostr work for existing users but not new ones. I think WOT are more accessible, but we need something which works for the new users.
Maybe it’s new user follow lists like Bluesky starter packs + WOT relays…
So much of our discussion about trust, safety, and governance of Nostr is related to content and political speech. But there’s so many more issues we’re going to face and we need to think about. If you care about this stuff, read this paper: https://tsjournal.org/index.php/jots/article/view/171
You are correct. These solve the issue for existing users, but we need a solution for onboarding new users too. No one wants to join a social network, say hello, and see a dozen spam replies. I'll check out the link. Thanks.
Yeah, just like we need ways to find a bunch of content which interests people. So we answer the question, is this a place where i feel comfortable.
The new user experience is really different than what we all get as existing users on Nostr.
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