I remember that some time ago someone asked random people to look into some buried settings page of some app that showed a list of relay URLs with cryptic icons in front of each. Since the random people didn't understand a thing, the general conclusion was that relays should be even more hidden from users, never to see the light of day.
Of course that conclusion came from a confirmation bias. In fact an equally valid conclusion (and, well, the only acceptable conclusion unless you want to discard Nostr as a failed idea completely, in which I wouldn't blame you) is that relays have to be displayed more, not hidden, in some way that allows users to somehow, perhaps slowly, learn about them. More experiments have to be made.
See, for example, this comment: nostr:nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzp89qh469qapddgsrr8qw84xx08y7q34fm3cw3m64c2g9ufq9ydqtqyv8wumn8ghj76twvfhhstnjv4kxz7tn9ekxzmny9uqsuamnwvaz7tmwdaejumr0dshsqgxlycuuy25k5zv4u9xqnve7kphf8xge9c7a00hplqcc7d7f3v5jwg7tr9vj
I enjoy the way jumble makes discovery and exploration of a single relay fun.
The job to be done for the nostr enjoyer/explorer is discovery of content, topics, and other people to follow.
Relays could be the controls that allow for discovery. Need more ui experimentation.
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