Replying to Kinky

I want thinking the same thing as you. I thought nostr didn't really fit in the definition of decentralized, federated, mesh, p2p, any of that. But as I was replying to you in support, I realized that if I try to define what decentralization means, why nostr does not fit and try to give an example, I can't. Because it is decentralized
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Peter Todd 1y ago

Nah, the definition is very simple: can Nostr recover functionality after relays fail without human intervention? Definitely not.

Decentralized systems don't depend on any specific resources to function. When resources fail, additional ones can be brought up to replace them without human intervention by users (beyond of course, the people choosing to run new nodes).

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TheGrinder 1y ago

can Bitcoin function after nodes fail without human intervention?

It can not.