I see our source of disagreement, and respect your opinion, but disagree.

People are already starting to do this, and we’re growing. We can offer a choice to filter as much of that as possible - I have no issue with that as long as it is a clearly marked choice. I don’t doubt people will (and already do) build reporting systems and filters into some apps by default. I will continue to use apps that require my informed consent and educate people I come across on the options they have been denied.

We fundamentally disagree on the truest nature of mankind though. I do not believe people are meant to be led - I believe they are meant to be free. I am not naive though. Freedom takes skill to handle because it comes with responsibilities. And the freedom of others must be defended when violated. I stand behind and support any movement or experiment that seeks to maximize human freedom while respecting the freedom of others.

I believe momentum has been building in this direction societally for over 2000 years, and it is a destination that may well take another 1000 years after I am dead to fully realize. My responsibility is to live in a way that contributes to the further freedom of future generations.

Even if I turn out to be totally wrong in the end (and I won’t be here to know) I feel this also gives me a constructive goal, mindset, and direction in life.

I don’t know if Nostr will ever be truly mainstream or not. But if it compromises on its principles as a collective, then it will lose its greatest value proposition, and be just another platform.