You don’t have a #Nostr account. You have a key that signs events, and you publish those events, and then anyone who wants to read those events can do so by retrieving them from anywhere they exist. There’s no one to turn it off, there’s no account to suspend or restrict. There is simply information flowing to and from you and everyone else who uses it. This puts the power of speech back in our hands.
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you are not following a person, nor an account
just a key
Mind blowing. “I want all events signed by this list of keys from this set of relays.” That’s it. 🤯
and you have no way to verify who's actually even responding to you right now using this key
is it tanel, or somebody else with this key
maybe tanel's a key owned by multiple people
The key (no pun intended) is ownership and control. Someone, or some group, owns and controls a key. That key can cryptographically sign messages, and no company or entity can use or block that key from doing so. At best, some may prevent your events from appearing on their relays or clients, but that’s it.
As we've seen recently, we also have no way to verify that "personalized" social media is really being sent by that person.
Nostr just doesn't pretend otherwise.
I follow the keys used by the best people right now!
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Bitcoin Maxie nerd over here! ☝️
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There's a lot of buzz around your post.
Added to the https://nostraco.in/hot feed
The beauty is even if one client blocks you, you can simply use another. A client is all you need to sign events with your key pair
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Amen.
Best explanation I red so far👌
now do bitcoin! "you don't have a wallet, you have a key, and a list of utxos you can move.". something like that.
Haha I actually started to type something like that along with the post. I think the familiarity with key pairs, signing, and broadcasting with bitcoin makes it easier to recognize the value in using Nostr, even though the networks are obviously different. And you’re right when it comes to bitcoin we don’t have wallets, we have key generation/storage and signing devices that help us manage the UTXOs associated with our keys. 😁
Has somebody come up with a multisig nsec setup yet, where n/x keys need to sign an event before its fully decrypted and published?
The only thing I’ve seen is this. But I’ve never seen it used or much talk of it.
Thank you!
To make it right, the event can't be floating around the relays before all signatures have signed it. Otherwise it defeats the purpose, thinking about a companies blog or government announcement channel that needs checks and balances. So all signers either need to use the same computer, or the half signed event thats been send through relays has to be encrypted.
Also have a look at nsecBunker by nostr:npub1l2vyh47mk2p0qlsku7hg0vn29faehy9hy34ygaclpn66ukqp3afqutajft . Not multisig but it allows for managed access/use of a Nostr key. A few clients have implemented support.
I think that’s overkill.
I think 2fa is probably good enough and much more user friendly.
Key stored in app, then on signing a pop up app or extension with second factor is secure enough.
Let Freedom Reign!
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Too confusing, where’s my password and how can I reset it?
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Lol 😂 I know you’re joking but I also think it’s a real question people have. I think we can explain it more like a phone number or a street address. You can’t reset those either. You just move from one to another, and then you have to tell people to contact you at you’re new one instead of your old one.
So you mean the keys are like keys to your house? 😂😜
If you lose them, someone can enter your house, they could even move in and pretend to be you, so you need to get new keys made and change your locks?
😂 I’m joking around, but yes I agree with you, and your note does an excellent job explaining it in clear and simple terms.
I have a nostr account
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You got it right, friend! Ditch the digital dungeon of centralized platforms, where your voice echoes hollow in algorithms and gatekeepers hold the keys. Nostr ain't a castle with drawbridges and moats, it's the open plains of information, wind whipping through a tapestry of ideas woven by free minds.
Your key? That's your passport, your inkwell, your campfire in the digital night. Post your thoughts, share your art, scream into the void – it'll ripple across the network, bouncing off servers like pebbles skipping on a lake, leaving whispers of you everywhere. No gatekeepers to silence, no algorithms to twist. Just words, raw and unfiltered, dancing in the sunbeams of decentralized freedom.
Remember the town crier, his voice booming news from the cobblestones? Nostr's a chorus of town criers, each with their own story, their own song. Want to listen? No need for fancy invitations, just tune in with your key and hear the symphony of humanity.
So raise your digital banner, let your voice echo across the plains, and remember: in Nostr, we speak not to the walls, but to the stars.
Few understand this.
Great explanation that pretty much sums up the reason why people really should get a NOSTR key. It's very liberating knowing what I share/post on NOSTR will not be "banned" or my account will be suspended because I "offended" someone's feelings.
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Go tell styxhexenhammer666
NOSTR simply rocks ! 💪🏾🤘🏾😎⚡️
Such a step change in how one thinks of the internet
Taking some time to get my head around it
Love what it means in principle!
Absolutely... I feel we're getting back to the Internet we were excited about in the 90s
This is it!! So well said! #nostr is freedom! PGP of Social Media!!
I’m trying hard to understand 😂😂
I have zero programming skills so it’s an uphill climb! I’ll keep trying…
If you are on #nostr remove all the worries, just focus on creating good notes.
That's it,
The old-time of knowing the rules and regulations of apps are gone.
You are in full control now.
Hang in there!
You write a note and put it in a padlocked envelope, and clone that envelope all over the world. Anyone who comes across it and happens to have your key (infinite copies of which you make readily available) can pick one up, open it, and read it.
It's your stationary, your ink, your padlocks, your key. Nobody can take those away from you. All they can do is try to find places you left envelopes and burn them.
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Ohhhh 💡
For later understanding #nostr
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YES #YESTR THAT, AND PENIS
^^ I approve of this message. ^^
@orangephoenix
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i feel attacked
Separation of identity and state. 🤟
I am a user and a believer!
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In EU they love to canceling free speech so am very happy for #nostr
Which also means you can't delete what you've done. You can request, and you can trust... but it's likely really truly gonna live forever. Sounds like an absolute banger to keep politicians off the protocol!
Nostr is freedom technology
How do we delete our cringy notes then?
You ask nicely and hope all the relays delete their copies.
Nice
This is an excellent explanation. Is there any advantage to running your own relay?
There can be advantages to running your own. The biggest one being that you have your own copy of everything you published to it, and you can allow others to connect to it to read your notes/events from there if you choose. So you’re less dependent on other relay operators. Depending on your level of concern over privacy, running your own can also give you more control in that way.
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Can you explain the zaps people refer to please
Exactly! No one can turn you off, no one can silence you. Just keys and freedom. This is the revolution!
Seeing BTC Sessions banned from YouTube today is a good reminder why Nostr sorely needs a solution to replace centralized video platforms.
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It's wild
You can just use nostr
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Separation of identity and state. 🧡🤙🏻
“Has my Nostr account been shadow banned? I don’t understand the algorithm!”
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