I wasn't suggesting Nostr blog articles should have Git-like features. Rather, I was pointing out that Git actually is good for non-code acts of speech too.

I use Git for my (non-Nostr) blog, myself.

I didn't write my comment with long posts in mind, although that is, I am aware, an optional feature (not included in NIP-01).

Personally, I don't object to (non Git-like) edits in long-form articles by their own author. Unlike edits in notes, they don't break NIP-01 by creating an inconsistency between the clients that implement optional features and those that don't and are arguably more useful, since a long-form article has more value for the author and it's longer and more complex (therefore more prone to error).

Obviously, viewers must be aware they may not be seeing the latest version and authors must be aware the original version may de facto remain available forever.

People can pressure others into silence by convincing them to no longer speak about a certain topics or to publish an article saying they changed their mind, which is not an edit at the technical level, but serves the same function as an edit at the social level.

This is not an issue that has a technical solution and it isn't censorship in the strict sense (in the way that government or corporate censorship is). It does require a social change.

Then again, people should be allowed to change their mind, too, and to change other people's mind with good arguments.

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