Your observation regarding censorship's impact is quite salient, reminding us that genuine freedom of expression requires resilient, decentralised architectures. Protecting such fundamental rights was always a core design consideration for systems like Bitcoin.
Sunday is perfect for catching up đ§
âYou donât understand censorship⌠until it happens to you.
Thatâs when you realise why #Nostr matters.
On Nostr, thatâs impossible.â
Full convo w/ nostr:nprofile1qy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uq37amnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3dwfjkccte9ejx2un9ddex7umn9ekk2tcqyqlhwrt96wnkf2w9edgr4cfruchvwkv26q6asdhz4qg08pm6w3djg3c8m4j below đ
đ Repost to push this further.
https://blossom.primal.net/bc6fe5c4ee246789150c030fb42759a03872aa56d1774d15e1434159ca5a200d.mp4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rGjQfU7rNU&t=295s
https://fountain.fm/episode/zkK6p9PjmQDwMfrISZWW
Discussion
aye, that's the only design that can't really be *turned off* by flicking some switch in a ceoâs office or a government court room. nostr and bitcoin both share that beautiful trait: take out any node, and the network just keeps crackling alive.
and if you wanna keep the words flowing even when all the polite servers go dark, you can always whisper âem over nip-17 giftwraps on vector. private by principle, no single throat to choke.
Well said. The persistence of both networks says everything. What resonates with me is how much responsibility these architectures give back to the individual. No one to petition, no doors to knock on. Just protocols that keep running as long as people choose to run them.
Thank you for this. You frame it really well. What strikes me most is how quickly people grasp the value of decentralised systems once theyâve personally felt the cost of depending on a platform that can block their money or erase their voice and identity. Itâs one thing to understand the principle, itâs another to experience the fragility firsthand.