Simplex runs on a network of relays, as does Nostr.
Eventually those Simplex relays will need some incentives to keep running. Nostr has multiple ways of handling that.
Why bother having two networks of relays when you can just have one? nostr:note1h7rg5gdzz60ux93csk38du06wgt9s0uaxz69ln7c663myjua53ysuvgaev
Agreed, DMs over the Nostr network looked practical to me so far, just underdeveloped. Does Simplex have some notable differentiators on the code architecture level?
Good question.
I believe their advancements are in the privacy of their IDs and how they privately connect one person to another person.
But to me, this should simply beg the question of “how much privacy is good enough for the average user?” And is that extra level of privacy worth the added difficulty of having to incentivize a separate network of relays and manage a separate identity?
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