It maps on best to the "Mail" content type best. That's what I'm after.

Nostr Article → very clear what the content type does

Nostr Video → same

Nostr Repo → same

Nostr Mail → same

Nostr Message → Uhm, wait what? What are we talking about.

Nostr DMs → Oops, that cannot be a thing without a centralized server.

Also:

Nostr Private Group → very clear that it's something like Signal/Simplex (not Nip-17)

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> Nostr Message → Uhm, wait what? What are we talking about.

SMS (Short Message System), DM (Direct Message), Messanger, etc

A message, what else could be in a social context? A communication between two parties.

This seems quite logical and straightforward.

> Nostr DMs → Oops, that cannot be a thing without a centralized server.

Why? NIP-17 are decentralized DMs. And the NIP actually call them exactly "direct messages".

Message is even more confusing as it can relate to dozens of specs:

Kind 9, Nip-EE, Nip-04, Kind 1311, Zap messages, etc...

Specifications should not be so relevant to the end user, NIP-4, NIP-17, and NIP-EE can be easily collected in the same Messages area, and often merged in the same discussion (e.g., NIP-4 + NIP-17 + Zap message), with different indicators (colors/icons/labels) to highlight strengths (privacy, security, attached payment, etc).

Kind 9 & 1311 have they own specific context, and possibile mentions shuld go to a (tendentially ephemeral) notification area.

In @Zapchat I cannot:

- have Communities and Private Groups (both with a very clear Chat group UX and global state)

- then also mix in "Messages" or "DMs" in there somehow, that have entoerly different UX/UI characteristics

Or have a separate tab "Messages" for it, lol.

The other stuff aren't messages??? 🙃

Sorry I don't really understand the context 😅 I will wait to see the final app.

These are also exactly the kind of messages you might want to receive in your legacy-email btw.

Venn diagram on point :Check: