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6706 sats \ 50k boost \ 20 comments \ @MaxAWebster 29 Apr nostr

In this essay, I explore why the Internet needs user owned identity and an associated open data layer, why Nostr is likely to win, and some of the implications this may have for a beautifully wild and open web.

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187 sats \ 2 replies \ @cascdr 29 Apr

I see no reason why the LinkedIn's of the world should be able to monetize someone else's reputation in perpetuity.

52 sats \ 0 replies \ @kdnolan 29 Apr

They can't if you delete your account 😉

#nostr only for me!

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @MaxAWebster OP 29 Apr

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121 sats \ 4 replies \ @nout 29 Apr

Bitcoin is value Nostr is identity

We still need something for

data (Blossom?)
computation (L402?)
messaging (SimpleX?)
agents (??)

119 sats \ 1 reply \ @kdnolan 29 Apr

Yeah data is the massive one hey? I had such high hopes for IPFS before the shitcoinery

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @rafael_xmr 29 Apr

Veilid (?)

177 sats \ 1 reply \ @MaxAWebster OP 29 Apr

Yep! My mental model right now:

Bitcoin = value
Lightning (+ ecash) = payments
Nostr = identity + discovery data

The protocols you list are each promising for their respective use cases. For agents, perhaps open agents?https://twitter.com/openagentsinc/status/1785045575123005713?s=46

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @030a29f333 30 Apr

Dont you know ecash is a shitcoin? The mint could rug you of your... checks notes 2174 sats!

121 sats \ 0 replies \ @elvismercury 30 Apr

This was awesome -- I've heard so much nostr buzz and while it's compelling in the abstract, I've had trouble getting interested in the concrete. This helps with imagining the potential.

Lots of good links inside -- my favorite was the data vending machine one. Will noodle on that for sure.

100 sats \ 1 reply \ @rtr 30 Apr

Nostr reminds me of the early to mid 00s internet. A bit of a wild west, there's a lot of things happening everywhere at the same time. Maybe it's the open data layer and user-owned identities, or maybe because it's new and novel.

I don't know if this will stay the same or if it will be sanitized and "normiefied" just like the web. I hope the former though.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @MaxAWebster OP 30 Apr

Me too! Time will tell

42 sats \ 0 replies \ @Coinsreporter 30 Apr

Yes, all those attributes of Nostr are great and easy. It's definitely starting to get popular. People, no matter where they are on their Bitcoin journey, have to adopt Nostr identity and it's simple and entertaining.

42 sats \ 0 replies \ @KLT 30 Apr

Really great article, thanks for posting!

42 sats \ 1 reply \ @kdnolan 29 Apr

Totally agree with this! Great article!!

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @MaxAWebster OP 29 Apr

🙏

42 sats \ 1 reply \ @0xbitcoiner 29 Apr

Great article! 👍

Data is shared and stored across a free and global market of relays (servers)

Do you think this will always be the case? Some relays are already charging, won't this be a trend for others?

32 sats \ 0 replies \ @MaxAWebster OP 29 Apr

Thanks 🙏 Definitely. Running a relay of any scale has real world costs. I expect the vast majority of operators to monetize somehow (either directly or indirectly)

42 sats \ 0 replies \ @TNStacker 29 Apr

This is not wrong.

42 sats \ 0 replies \ @nym 29 Apr

A much better solution would be to build an open identity/data protocol for the Internet which will not be shut down because it CANNOT be shut down. I’m not the first to argue for protocols over platforms, but I do have high conviction that a winning protocol has already emerged: Nostr.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @janetyellen 30 Apr

Nostr still sucks