this doesn’t sound to me like something where Nostr would really shine (and may risk just causing bloat?), but I’m interested to hear peoples’ thoughts on it before I reply. (It came in via a YouTube comment on a video I made)
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everybody needs a server at home. running nostr relays on centralized servers doesnt solve anything.
If this guy is thinking of using public relays he needs to be prepared for being at the mercy of relays if they go down or if there is data loss.
Also as we have seen if we take the blockchain analogy, not everything is a suitable database replacement.
A centralized database will ALWAYS be more efficient than a decentralized solution.
If the use case is using private relays then MAYBE, but then using a REST API and a DB backend probably solves this too.
He needs to ask himself what the goal of the design is. Censorship resistance? Cheap storage? Backups?
Starting from the core questions will lead to not using Nostr as a solution looking for a problem to solve AND doing it poorly.
I would have thought a todo app would easily come under Notes and Other Stuff, or does it need a "social" aspect to use Nostr as intended?
People should be encouraged to explore the boundaries of Nostr and if it is causing bloat then put safe guards in place, otherwise you can be sure someone will do it further down the line anyway. 🤓