Nostr Web Client

The permanent unalterable record means #nostr is unusable with your real identity as a self interested person.

People can and should be able to start over after a mistake. Using a Nyms and just making a new one as needed is the only way this is possible. Even on sites that allow deleting, people hunt you down with screen caps, or even fake images of the original comment.

Anyone who has never had a desire to start over has led a far more boring life and avoided risks more than me.

If you are new here and started with your real identity. Think ahead, please start over with a Nym now.

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Discussion

Christian 2y ago

Downy your online world ever intersect with meatspace?

Bill Cypher 2y ago

Sometimes. I only tell people my Nyms if they are relevant. Also only people who are invested enough in me as a person to give me a second chance anyway. Sometimes only the single Nym relevant to them and how we met so that if Bill Cypher gets killed off they were gone anyway.

mister_monster 2y ago

Anything you publish in writing is forever, especially with the internet since book burning is now. The only way to say something without anyone ever being able to hold it to you for eternity is to only say things verbally and be sure you're not on security camera or other listening device.

If you're creating an account to be an online spokesperson for your real self, you should absolutely watch what you say, the protocol you use has no bearing on this. Even saying things publicly has the same effect.

If you don't want to have to watch what you say, use pseudonyms. This has never been easier than it is now with the internet, and protocols like nostr actually make this much easier. Sure, every time you speak you create another data point that can help someone figure out who you are. If this isn't an option for you, again, if you're chasing clout you have to be deliberate about wyat you say, period, via any medium you choose.