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 I like this @Vitor Pamplona but when you mention the relays you start off with ones that cost money.  Most new people dont have sats yet.  And there are a ton of free ones to get people started on nostr instead.

More services can come after people stay inside the front door for a second.#nostr #introductions 
 or you could invite your friends by paying their relay membership, and they might hang out longer, and the relays wouldnt be full of scammers 😎 
 If the relay is free, you are the product. You don't really control your data. You can be censored at any time. Not that different from Twitter. 
 Old saying, from a centralised paradigm.
So if my brother runs a relay, am I his product…? No.
Lots of family, and community relays, makes Nostr not be a twitter…
New saying
Lots of relays, not anyone’s product! 
 Wishful thinking.  
 Put a relay in every client...? Then its not wishful. 

It'll be like cashu, micro mints everywhere...