I think most of us in the states have been taught for a generation now that safety can only be obtained through centralization.

“We must be permitted to have an account on someone else’s server — that’s how computers work, right?”

The headwinds for anyone who wants to maintain control of their privacy or property are substantial. Most people don’t face a substantial upside to justify taking that on.

If we want to make the argument that people should make a different choice, we can either lower the risk or demonstrate a sufficiently compelling upside.

Nostr seems capable of doing both — but we aren’t there just yet.