I like to do thought experiments where I imagine entities I don't agree with start implementing the protocols I'm using. How could they misuse it in ways I wish they didn't? I wonder if in practice, when the Twitters and Googles and Facebooks start noticing nostr, and building their own relays so they can suck up all of the free data, if what will end up happening is the vast majority of people will end up using the big three relays, because it's the only way to guarantee that your message is seen by everyone.

I suspect that's what will happen. The wallet wars lead me to believe that. Rather than promote sovereign solutions, we've entered a point where ease of use and always working is what more and more people are looking for, even if it's a custodial solution. I worry relays and clients will end up being the same way.