Yea I guess. I know people have just been going to SimpleX instead of bothering with setting up private relays. It just seems like too many extra steps
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If only it were super-easy and free to spin up a private relay...
This hardly sounds super easy.
https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/run-private-nostr-relay/
If I want a feature specific for an app I have on my phone I don't want to set up a whole other app/node which might require another device? That's already too many steps for a positive UI. If you enjoy that sort of thing, great. 👍