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Given the way nostr relays work at the moment (text only) the data and traffic is relatively low. As NIP 95 is being implemented and enabled, which allows for storing of pics and video data on relays, the data/traffic will increase.

There's been a big debate on nostr between Damus and Amethyst developers about whether NIP 95 is a good idea. In the end it will depend on the relay runners to enable it or not.

Still early and most relay builds don't support the NIP yet. Will take a while I would expect.

node 2y ago

Do you know what’s the benefit of storing images and videos on a relay vs on nostr.build (or other services similar) ?

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BigFish 2y ago

I understand that the media would be linked to the public key. It could be verified who did post when what picture as an example; the picture would get is own Nostr note id and can be searched for etc. Currently, the pic is uploaded to a "simple" media server that provides the URL to the pic, but nothing more.

The NIP 95 discussion has many aspects of the block-size discussion in BTC. More files on relay increase hardware requirements, which can make it less feasible for people to run a relay. On the other hand media can also become more censor resistant.

There are pros and cons.

node 2y ago

Finished reading the block size wars recently: very interesting stuff! Thanks for the explanation 🤟🌽⚡️

BigFish 2y ago

👍.. Happy to help 😊.

Good use of our energy is to build the world we want to live in, and focus less on critising the current system.