It's only verification if there's a reliable verification process to get one. Now, it's just address association with an npub.
Nip5 is not verification. It’s just a vanity pronounceable and searchable address aka “nostr address” as coined by nostr:npub18ams6ewn5aj2n3wt2qawzglx9mr4nzksxhvrdc4gzrecw7n5tvjqctp424
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How do you reliably verify anyone? You’d have to know them and do it in person, or via some other already verified channel.
I don't know. I'm just saying it's not verification without a verification process. As it is, it's just a user-friendly substitute for an npub.
Ya it’s useful to share like on a podcast
I need to see your driver's license, social security number, and 3 pieces of mail sir.
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That's a very narrow view of what verification means. Nostr already has a process to verify your Mastodon github, and Twitter accounts. The process of linking your nostr profile to your external accounts is a form of identity verification that could conceivably be used to verify identity for a NIP-05 address.
Real life of trust 😁