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It sounds like someone doesn't understand Nostr and wants to promote their scam instead.
Can you explain? It does seem like there arent that many relays to chose from
There are thousands of relays. Here are the ones that have been found: https://nostr.watch
Relays come and go all of the time.
Besides, with the outbox model, every single human could run their own relay and we wouldn't need large public relays.
Here's more information for your knowledge hole about the outbox model.
Go to nostr.net and choose relay from the navigation menu. There's a TON of relays.
How's the average person know that safest ones to choose? Seems like a shot in the dark
It kind of is. I dont know that "safe" is necessarily a criteria... i don't think connecting to a relay exposes anything other than the notes you send to it. And all notes posted to nostr should be done assuming it's for public consumption anyways.
Generally bigger relays will have more connected users providing further reach (caveat outbox model per derek). I think its more important checking the uptime of a particular relay and if there are any/many errors. I know you can see this info in amythest. Not sure abt any other client.
I'd agree with what they wrote if not for the fact that you can connect to multiple relays at once. His assumptions only stand if you're stuck on a single relay at a time.
🤣 They're just promoting their scam token with FUD. Nostr doesn't need a scam token. Move along. Nothing to see here.
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You are not confined/limited to one relay. You can broadcast your content to thousands of relays if you want to, and even rebroadcast any of your notes to additional relays after you initially post them.
When they have to start complaining about you, it’s because you are winning.
This is the epitome of not knowing how relays work.
This guy has no idea how relays work lol
Nostr is opaque to new users. In ActivityPub it's easy to judge instances because usually their rules are clear and their blocklists are public. It's pretty much impossible to judge Nostr relays in a similar way. Every relay looks the same to a new user.
It's no wonder this guy thinks what he does. Nostr doesn't have a way of refuting him.
The only way to "not be censored" is to not say anything, strictly speaking
I think influencers need to accept they cannot reach everyone freely, it is an illusion
But Nostr provides a good place free of many of the social media fuckery. And you don't need to provide any details to "sign up"