In some ways Nostr is already a “success”, given it’s a thriving ecosystem of people building outside the status quo
Do we have to put a definition on success? as relevant as it maybe for this discussion, it’s also limiting in its nature. Who knows what this might become!
I am still no clearer on why Johns original tweet story has any merit… ie Nostr can’t scale and can’t be censorship resistant at scale…
If the goal was to prove that people will build outside the status quo, Nostr succeeded.
But if the goal is to create a scalable, censorship-resistant web that normal people can rely on, then it hasn’t even begun to meet that bar.
What I’m pointing out isn’t that Nostr shouldn’t exist. It’s that its design inherently caps its scalability and censorship resistance. The same loose structure that makes it "easy" to build on also makes it impossible to coordinate, enforce quality, or provide credible exits.
Success measured by enthusiasm is one thing. Success measured by capability is another.
Pedophile
