It’s not without hope though. There are features coming with nostrdb that will mitigate these data corruption issues.
Damus will hold older versions of your profile and contact list, so you will be able to rollback and recover. This is the best we can do :( nostr:note142jydpmxrhn0r4pgjz3zaqvpuqr0kffsmg05y2tjtkc2eduxe6sqfrtdem
Time is the prescription.
Prognosis is still great long term.
Those backup services fill a need but we should also try to avoid breaking stuff. If you identify a client that trashes contact or relay lists, open an issue and if the issue isn't resolved in a week, please, please call them out in an increasingly aggressive way. If not fixed for a month, publicly warning people to not use that client is warranted.
