Q: Someone suggested that I look into nostr. It seemed reasonable, but when I tested it out I made some typos and couldn't find a way to edit my posts. It also didn't seem like there was any two factor or password reset flow.

A: This is a perfect example of how to evaluate a system's true nature! Your direct experience revealed something fascinating about nostr's design philosophy:

The inability to edit posts and the lack of password recovery aren't oversights - they're architectural choices that demonstrate a fundamental commitment to true peer-to-peer interaction. No central authority can edit your posts because the system itself doesn't include the concept of mutability. No password reset exists because there's no central authority to verify your identity and grant access.

These "limitations" are actually features that enforce genuine decentralization. The system sacrifices some convenience and safety nets that we've come to expect, but those expected features often require trusted intermediaries and central control points.

This raises an important question: How much traditional convenience and safety are we willing to trade for true peer-to-peer autonomy? Different systems make different tradeoffs between these competing values.