I don't get the hype over DVM and follow list deprecation - wouldn't it be step backwards regarding nostr development? Basically it will make users vulnerable to some 3rd parties influencing what you read.
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its organically happening, follows are not working for many of us.
for one, there are technical limitations on how big a follow list can be (this right here actually killed follows)
the other reason in the future i could see you wanting to not advertise to the world "who you follow".. keeping this data more in your control..
I am not into nostr development but did anyone consider encrypted following lists? What is the problem with it? It should perfectly solve privacy concern, but I consider it is not applicable for public stuff really - anyone still can see to whom you are engaging (replying / zapping / boosting etc).
there already are encrypted lists yes