Bitcoin and Nostr address similar problem of centralization.

In 2008, when the global financial crisis raged and Bitcoin was being conceived, the bail-out number thrown around was $700 Billion. A massive number at that time.

Today, that number pales in comparison to trillion dollar deficits at a time when there's supposedly no crisis.

Likewise, here at the nascent beginnings of Nostr, we have only seen the very beginning of censorship.

Given the trajectory, the fundamental problem of centralization, and the then-vs-now (billions-vs-trillions) comparison Bitcoin elucidates, we can only imagine the levels of censorship yet to come, in 5, 10 and 15 years' time, and how crucial Nostr will prove to be then.

In short, the centralized insanity that resulted in trillions upon trillions of $ printed out of thin air, is a window through which one can look and imagine the insane levels of censorship yet to be manifested by centralization.

We ain't seen nothing yet.

And human nature combined with centralized power makes it almost inevitable.

As inevitable as a trillion debt problem.

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Side note, one of the bankers (I forget who) responsible for pushing the bailouts said something to the effect of "we didn't really need the money, at least not that much, and we knew we couldn't ask for $1T so we just gave a nice number squarely under that.

Yea, censorship will get much worse, they won't give up power willingly. We have a great tool here, but it isn't enough on its own. VPNs help, but that too won't help once the real crackdown works. I think cyperpunk was posting about recreating TOR over lightning, that sounds very useful in the times to come.

Indeed. Censorship will force the Truth underground where it will continue to grow like a mycelial net, only to pop up anywhere briefly to spread its spores. As Balaji said, they are losing their grip on the information levers but they still have the financial levers to oppress and they have brute force violence as a final go-to. Hopefully freedom tech will prevail.

I have to agree with you