Is X a protocol? Isn't it more of a platform? nostr:nprofile1qqsgydql3q4ka27d9wnlrmus4tvkrnc8ftc4h8h5fgyln54gl0a7dgspz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43qz9rhwden5te0wfjkccte9ejxzmt4wvhxjmcpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqwqfq9k?
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Yes, I'm using the term to differentiate between the backend and frontend. The platform is the entire package.
A protocol is a standardized set of rules for formatting and processing data. I'm using the term loosely here, but X does have underlying protocols that it controls as its own network. Open protocols are obviously used, but the unique whole known as X is not open.
Little semantic arguments like this are pointless and aren't going to be useful to the average person when discussing why the base layer known as Nostr is better than the base layer of X. So I've settled on just calling X a centralized protocol for simplicity.