A relay for your list: nostr:note155yve5d492sfrwacr3vktgdyxhp9ufmaqgjv0wjhqs5txk96w8yq2ym8hz
Discussion
That relay fell off my relay list apparently and I never noticed until just now. Added it back.
This is even worse than relying on damus
Can you elaborate?
The blastr model forces all relays to scale vertically. It papers over the failure of clients to properly implement gossip (or whatever else is necessary to find notes) by replicating content hundreds of times.
So bad for relays?
It sounds appealing from a user perspective - increase reach
Unintended consequence: all relays carrying all notes will force less capitalized relays to close. This is a centralizing force.
It's a bad solution to a real problem. Better options:
- Clients should be smarter about following hints/relay lists to find stuff
- Indexing/search services could be used to help find notes (DVMs would keep this less centralized)
- Relays should protect themselves from blastr or rent-free people using AUTH. This would force devs to create better solutions for helping users select and pay for relays.