I just read the spec, and I want to build a simple implementation but I’m thinking to myself why hasn’t this been done more? it seems pretty simple. Am I missing something?
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NIP-26 never caught any momentum
It's not just the momentum; it's a bad idea.
It's not what it appears to be. The delegation token scoping seems like it'll limit the usage of the delegatee's key, but it's ripe for abuse, and fixing it breaks nostr
Even without the scoping, it greatly increases the costs for relays (and clients) --> centralization; if it had received widespread usage and support, it would kill nostr