this is really the core of the permanent note problem and the lack of the ability to delete. a compromised phone or nsec can lead to any matter of ill-intentions being stamped visibly forever. doxxing locations, social security numbers, blackmail, revenge porn, etc. this has the potential to turn nostr into an unfortunate verb. “did you see so-and-so got nostr-ed last night?”

permanent notes are also a fed’s wet dream. or an evil dictator’s.

freedom is all fun and games until it’s not freedom anymore.

we’ll figure it out eventually but for the time being it is what it is.

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Perhaps a delete comes with a mandatory zap if it’s a reply or comment in some regretful or inflammatory way. I think the thing to take note of here is that the nostr space is one of understanding, patience, discourse, nuance, and if something is said in haste or out of stress, whomever is reading it is responsible for how they feel about it. I fully understand the other concerns, but if people are posting something malicious, the permanence of a post forced responsibility and is a deterrent.

Lots of kinks to workout in infancy, but we shouldn’t renovate the nostr space to suit and align with our fiat behavior.

*forces responsibility.