Nostr Web Client

One of the saddest things I could have read today. 4 key takeaways:

1. This is what happens when we don't properly prioritize solving LN's issues w/ non-custodial usage or prioritize self-sovereign setups, and when we normalize "it's just for small amounts bro"

2. The fact that BOLT 12 hasn't been widely adopted after more than 2 years (or even *implemented* in LND?!?) is depressing. Zaps have to drive BOLT 12 adoption ASAP.

3. Good luck getting all of these non-technical WoS users to migrate to self-sovereign setups now that they've tasted the convenience of trusting someone else entirely, aka PayPal 2.0. Even when we improve self-sovereign setups it will be much harder now to build momentum

4. The fact that #[1] can even do this analysis shows the serious privacy issues with Zaps - let's make private/anon Zaps the default in *all* clients, please

More on BOLT 12 if you're new to the concept:

https://bolt12.org/

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BHN 🍁 2y ago

Well, most people are willing to give up some freedom for some convenience. This likely won't change so this will stay like this, or get worse, until it's competition is almost as convenient.

Knowledge requirements of any system act as a barrier to entry and when most people are too busy to learn everything needed to safely use Bitcoin they won't bother.

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Seth For Privacy 2y ago

I've spent the last few years fighting this exact "tradeoff" for convenience and will continue to do so.

If we just assume that is true and don't try to build more approachable and useful self-sovereign tooling we'll speak this into existence.