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Alex Gleason 🐍 | 8 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Subkeys or delegation would solve this problem more elegantly, but it would require all clients and relays to change.

I'm currently using nip46. Soapbox is a modified Mastodon client, so I could make it work. But for unmodified Mastodon clients, i have to have the user run a separate program that signs the events alongside the client, so they don't have to expose their key to the server.​
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melvincarvalho | 8 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 Good clients change, bad clients get left behind.  There might be a graceful way to do it that doesnt require everyone to upgrade.  

For profile you can keep the same profile pic, maybe have a little dot on there to indicate subkey.  It can be verified.  Perhaps also something can go in NIP-05.

Tricky thing is pulling in all the replies etc.  Worst case is that someone follows your subkey too.  Then the WoT stuff gets more complex.  Also NIP-98 gets more complext.  It could be done in stages.

I do admit I'm probably over-simplifying things!