Oddbean

Haha hyperbolic much? 1.) He put Elon Musk prior to the quote 2.) He cited an article from Washington Examiner. 3.) Who owns America? Nobody sees that and thinks it’s an official corp announcing something that could incite a war. If you saw something online “Iran says I will destroy Florida” and it had the “official” Iran Handle, wouldn’t you look to see who from Iran is saying that? If not, you’re, proverbially, a moron. I love NOSTR, but let’s not get carried away here.

> 1.) He put Elon Musk prior to the quote What if he didn't? > 3.) Who owns America? Nobody sees that and thinks it’s an official corp announcing something that could incite a war. If you saw something online “Iran says I will destroy Florida” and it had the “official” Iran Handle, wouldn’t you look to see who from Iran is saying that? If not, you’re, proverbially, a moron. What if he tweeted from the POTUS account? X doesn't have any signatures so it doesn't have a way to validate whether the real POTUS account sent the tweet.

So what if he didn’t? The executive branch lies all of the time. There’s a reason Putin wants Kamala to win. It’s a joke. Nobody would believe whatever he wrote blindly if you have half a brain. Do you watch CNN and MSNBC and think it’s real news? Do you think Biden is running the WH? Learn to think for yourself. Then the WH would put out an official response (like they did for decades before Twitter) and Elon would ruin his credibility.

This issue goes way beyond who you vote for or where you get your news. Whether you're ride-or-die for Trump or Kamala's biggest fan, whether you're glued to CNN or binge-watching Daily Wire, the threat's the same for everyone. It's the danger of being able to send a public message, pretending to be someone you're not, and your followers not being able to know it's actually you. Sure, maybe ODELL's war prediction is a bit over the top (though let's be real, in today's world, who knows?), but the potential for trashing someone's reputation or a brand's image? That's 100% legit and seriously concerning. Nostr fixes this

It has nothing to do with deepfakes. The problem is that posts on any social media (and most chat applications) have no signatures, it's impossible to know that they're actually written by the user that posted it. This problem has been solved 50 years ago, social media platforms are literally 50 years behind the times; does that make sense now?

I can verify, with and without a computer, now and till the end of time, that "5885893a033d01aab4d337375a740c043a8a6241e868873084342a658c3f924c1e43a140111025fd8b5f6a8135f1d077c9fd6c80958834681615bb60be12069e" is a valid signature by "9aff936f8619411c0692e14d7aaf49e45cfd908e8a9c7afd3c72a64ba0dcabfc" for note 3002d0906592f1f372bfedfc0c61c5e770c2a37e7c84d4f267edc8995f544229 (the one I'm replying to), meaning that the owner of that npub authored (you) authored that post. I don't have to rely on a central authority for that, a relay owner CANNOT submit a note and pretend you sent it, no matter how many resources they have (let's ignore quantum computers, once they become actually real (and I mean actually usable) nostr can easily switch to a quantum resistent algorithm and apps can display warnings over non-quantum signatures).