I recommend you to use some paid relays, thus you get completely rid of the spam and better content in general imo. Best relay to get a lot of content from only one single relay migh be https://docs.nostr.wine/filter/readme
Beginner Questions: How do Relais work?
If I am connected to only one relay, do I only get a glimpse of the nostrverse? Like looking through one window of a house?
Or is it all about trust, meaning I’m getting all my info through one contact and so I should connect to several Relais or maybe even run my own?
Can Relais be compared to bitcoin full nodes?
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Discussion
Hmm is content behind a paywall the future that nostr is headed towards?
Relays are just servers, running them costs money. Once #Nostr gets bigger (more data) relays will need to find ways to cover their costs. So everyone can decide if they want to use free relays where they will become the product or join paid relays for better service.
Paying up front and not knowing if one will use a service seems outdated. Would it be possible to enroll for the relay (for minimal fee) and afterwards pay appropriate price for the specific content (e.g. a few sats for commenting text, more sats for pictures). Just an idea 😇
so typically a distributed twitter?
No, Twitter owns your identity and can edit/delete, shadow ban you. This is not possible with #Nostr because you own your identity, no else has access to it. Moreover #Nostr is a protocol and not just a platform. It's much more than #Twitter. With every new client, relay, app the whole network gets stronger and you're free to use any app while not losing any data.
correct, i just realized the paud relays would be majority bot free making it better for human interaction...