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This is very true: nostr:nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzqh4yvjqytwcl7g3x2hwaxmndemwugdvscfsfp3yxhmecaazsmfdaqy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyv9kh2uewd9hj7qgwwaehxw309ahx7uewd3hkctcqyz2yjx9fmxdwjj4kjmsv8md676yq28hgkrny2c6ddpxlpnl5sn0fujfrkvn

I remember that some time ago someone asked random people to look into some buried settings page of some app that showed a list of relay URLs with cryptic icons in front of each. Since the random people didn't understand a thing, the general conclusion was that relays should be even more hidden from users, never to see the light of day.

Of course that conclusion came from a confirmation bias. In fact an equally valid conclusion (and, well, the only acceptable conclusion unless you want to discard Nostr as a failed idea completely, in which I wouldn't blame you) is that relays have to be displayed more, not hidden, in some way that allows users to somehow, perhaps slowly, learn about them. More experiments have to be made.

See, for example, this comment: nostr:nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzp89qh469qapddgsrr8qw84xx08y7q34fm3cw3m64c2g9ufq9ydqtqyv8wumn8ghj76twvfhhstnjv4kxz7tn9ekxzmny9uqsuamnwvaz7tmwdaejumr0dshsqgxlycuuy25k5zv4u9xqnve7kphf8xge9c7a00hplqcc7d7f3v5jwg7tr9vj

It's not that hard to understand relays with some decent exposure. Jumble is gaining popularity for good reason. The concept is only made harder to understand by trying to frame them as some boring but necessary, and probably cumbersome, settings.

Just because they're necessary doesn't mean they need to be a burden. It can be the opposite. I can attest to that, and I feel like I need to because I'm probably a decent example of the learning that can happen. I still don't know how to make my laptop stop losing its wifi connection when it falls asleep, but I can explain what relays a person might want to consider for publishing to attain their desired experience.

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