I think thatās true right now, at the beginning, while itās being bootstrapped.
Like bitcoin, there has to be an incentive for running the network. If we canāt keep the lights on via ātipsā then we will all charge a fee. Even a small one.
I think it canāt scale on altruism. The spirit is there right now, though, to be sure.
Iād say it depends. If Nostr depends on big relays that cost thousands of dollars to operate perhaps not.
But if itās truly decentralized and there are thousands and thousands of relays all holding the network then it might hold just like Bitcoin nodes. This scenario is the best scenario but also one we will need to wait for it to play out.
For all the strides made to make running relays as easy as possible it still requires medium technical knowledge to run one successfully.
Right - skill, time and money. Iād be happy to have all my content free, but if I canāt do it myself, Iāll need to have people pay me for it. Otherwise Iāll find a free relay or pay for hosting.
Same as how websites work. Once they scale you need money. Anyone can host themselves on their own computers. Running it reliably is costly.
