Is there a chance nostr protocol could end up just like SMTP? Only a company can afford to run a server to fight spam and onboard everyone.

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Highly likely if the relays use anything other than micropayments or PoW to restrict the use of their scarce resources.

I don’t understand the push for PoW on nostr. Seems like a waste if we can just use lightning paywalls? Plus this way the relays get rewarded

Maybe I’m missing something though?

I dont understand much, Mobile devices cannot do PoW so the job is outsourced to miners for a fee