I'm sure it will come, it's just early.
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It seems there is a distaste among client builders to monetize right now, which I find sad.
Imo it's better to keep clients just clients. Hosting images and other paid services should be done elsewhere (but of course they could be tightly integrated with clients in such a way that users don't see the separation).
That would be a shame. I think Nostr clients have the potential to become the free and competitive alternative to everything apps like WeChat
Nostr clients can very well achieve WeChat-like functionality but imo it's only feasible if they do it by consuming third-party services, otherwise the Nostr client becomes a centralized point of failure. For example, WeChat could never exist in its current form without State blessing. If at any point they don't want to follow State orders then they can be quickly shut down.
It would be bad if one client became an everything app. My hope is that many compete for that role.
Of course. But as we know, division of labor and specialization is key for success. So I see it unlikely to have multiple successful "everything apps" that do all by themselves. I see it far more likely to have multiple providers for specialized tasks and then have multiple "everything apps" that simply bundle those services in a single app.
Yea. I think of it like a Webbrowser. Everything gets implemented in Nostr and clients compete to have the most complete feature set.