Yes. You dont notice the perverse incentives of the man in the middle attacks, until you are free of them. I think that's why nostr is so positive. It's like having your head under water then coming up for air. No matter how well meaning the men in the middle, they will sooner or later be replaced by those that want to extract value, whether controlled by a firm, or even a foundation. It has to be a a protocol. From that seed, everything can grow.