...if big free relays only kept your last x posts. Where x decreases to near 0 as nostr scales. Everyone will have to decide to have an ephemeral fragmented social experience, or pay for a certain relay to store notess longer. 

I think this is inevitable right? Do you need to "drive the relay market forward"

Or are you worried nostr will die without any funding for more relay operators? Should we not also be pushing for individuals to run their own relay? The way I see it, people will have 4 choices. Pay for a relay, run your own, have an ephemeral nostr experience, or nostr dies. 

Some of these don't require paid relays and nostr lives. 

I'm rambling. Sorry. Just thoughts.