Nostr's whole point is that it isn't P2P. Relays are fundamental to that. If your solution is P2P, it's not nostr.
Ideally, relays should not see any plaintext unencrypted content that would make them liable, but idk how that would work.
But yes, currently relays are a liability nightmare.
I wasn’t comparing it 1:1 in terms of encryption. I was just highlighting each has its own critical flaw.
Fair - but encryption aside: nostr is specifically designed to avoid any P2P aspects.
For better or for worse the relay model is what defines nostr 🤷♂️ - we'll see if that pans out.
"It doesn't rely on any trusted central server, hence it is resilient; it is based on cryptographic keys and signatures, so it is tamperproof; **it does not rely on P2P techniques, and therefore it works.**" - https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nostr
Mind you I'm not convinced that nostr as a concept is actually viable without big centralized relays essentially operating as their own walled gardens in distinct communities
