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After the messages on the fake account asking for donations for care, I wondered how to spot fake accounts and also multi-accounts that might self-congratulate, for example, to push a product or service.

In terms of Bitcoin knowledge, I'm limited to mining; I accumulate what I can and hodl.

But it seemed to me that the blockchain could also be used to confirm an identity (or a pseudonym). Is this true, and are there any Nostr developers who have created this type of verification ?

I regularly read : "Don't trust, verify"

In short, how do I know if 20 people give advice that it's not actually 20 times the same person with 20 accounts who just wants to convince me or sell me something ?

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Chip 5mo ago

The best way is to stick around. It’s pretty obvious now if an account is disingenuous - there’s a small pack of really active users you can count on.

🇵🇸 whoever loves Digit 5mo ago

It doesn't really matter. In places like asknostr, or equivalents like askreddit, you can end up with a herd mentality of parroting bad advice.

Example: Mullvad continues to be widely recommended in VPN discussions across the internet, despite being an obvious honeypot (no port forwarding support).

Even if you could tell the difference between 1 person and 20 people, it doesn't help tell the difference between independent responses and deep state parroting.

Dave Nicholls 5mo ago

Trust your eyes and your ears, and if they let you down, trust your nose.