Idk why we want to try and pretend those things don’t exist. They do, so let’s use them for stuff like this. For most people it’s good enough. If and when they become unusable or inaccessible then use something else.

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100%. It was an aside more than a response to this particular issue. People should absolutely use the tools we have.

Better than nothing at least lol. But yea, I do agree that it would be good to have other ways of verifying here, especially for high profile people where scammers are likely to take advantage and impersonate.

If a fake Npub adds value to your feed, and makes you happy for a moment, maybe it earned zaps. Maybe people like RFK Jr need to see the fake version earning zaps to realize they need to be on nostr for real? 🤷‍♂️

Don’t rationalize scamming into being something beneficial.