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it's not only about redundancy, it's also about reach and decentralization. Two relays is enough for redundancy thinking in most cases, but not enough for decentralization (imo).

People can only read from where notes are written. Ideally most notes are available on more than two relays, to at least minimize a centralized need to be on those relays.

But yes, to many relays also don't make much sense. So I agree :)
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Mike Dilger ☑️ 2y ago

If everybody used the same 2 relays, yes. But if everybody chooses different 2 relays it's not centralizing. You don't need to "be on" a relay to read somebody's notes from it. You just need to connect and read, and you can stay connected if you want their future notes as they arrive, or you can come back later for more.

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VictorieeMan 2y ago

Fair point. I only considered read&write connections to relays! But there are as you say the possibility of read-only connections as well. Then all that gets possible without tangling everyone up in the same two.

:) Best regards, and happy Sunday to you!