Fiat thinking. Making things cost what they actually cost signals their value. I think the protocol would grow *faster*.
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Not Fiat thinking. Timing is wrong imho. Let the protocol get off the ground and in common usage first. Fiat thinking would be getting a short term payoff in terms of monetising a client only to have the protocol become a ghost town. If Nostr is a bitcoiners only space so be it. Happy to support a paid client if that’s what Damus became but if our goal is mass adoption of an actual free speech protocol then it should initially be “free”. Supporters can pick up the bill by providing relays as has been done. Just my 2 cents