Grapevine / networks of voluntarily trusted peers.

If the 10 people I trust most in life attest that is Lyn Alden, then I should either take what they say as fact, or I should re-think my entire social life (and networks, including Nostr, can't solve that latter problem.

You only need a few high-quality "bootstrap nodes" to get high trust attestations, whether theyre people you know and love or public figures who are highly unlikely to lie.

Yes, "trustlessness" is always better, but there are certain domains where it isn't feasible - and identity is one of them.

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