I pretty much agree with everything you say there. I am also building a non-nip29 app based on some of these ideas. Would you be interested in coming on the tgfn podcast to talk about communities? 

 Is that the **Flotilla** app you mentioned? 

And sure! I'm always up for a Group Chat  :Check:  

 Yep, flotilla.coracle.social. WIP, but coming along pretty quickly now that I'm not trying to shoehorn it into NIP 29. I'll send you an email. 

 Surfacing Relays as Communities, me gusta! 
https://cdn.satellite.earth/39788034112091f06312f7c607c762a91ed4df1fc150ac4507a2a336303aa0db.png
 

 And building out from a Group Chat UI, me gusta tambien!