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Good morning, all. Here's a thought on heading towards a more balanced society through Nostr. The topical relay conversations reminded me of this.

Society is divided. Everything is centralised and restricted by whichever gov’t who sits on the throne. People no longer know how to speak to each other if their opinions differ. Families are divided over beliefs.

When it comes to Nostr, perhaps the goal is to embrace the differences yet enable an open field for everyone to come together. People can go back to their comfort zone anytime through relays.

Conceptually, you can have relays A B C (refer to diagram) and more.

Say A is liberal, B is conservative, C is neutral.

Each can view others if they want to. They can remain within their vicinity. It’s their choice.

Being able to view other opinions helps one come out of the one-sided bubble. It challenges one to widen perspective without getting defensive. Understanding someone else creates compassion and empathy. And it brings people together. And i think that is what's missing in the world today.

Centralisation prevents that. It divides people

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Mike Dilger ☑️ 2y ago

I wish there were more pro-Israel opinions countering my partly-educated defense of the other side, so I could rapidly learn the parts I don't know via civil debate and be corrected (and that could work both ways). But people are too angry to have civil debate, especially on X, where you just get called names and retorts are just extremist opinions stated as fact.

it is difficult to engage with people that disagree with you, so most people prefer the easier life of staying in their comfort zone. I think that is fine most of the time, otherwise you make life miserable for yourself.

But engaging with people who disagree with you would be a lot easier if we were all nice to each other irrespective of belief. I long for those days to return.

George Vaccaro 2y ago

The main problem I see with your idea is that modern liberalism is a mental disorder so there is not much room for common ground anyway - waste of time. 🤣