One of the problems of making single-follow-list clients is that over time it incentives discussions on what the majority can talk about (politics) instead of specialized interests few people care. Nostr has lists, but we are still following the same path. Amethyst has plans to address this and making it easier to go into topical rooms and talk freely without bothering all your follows.
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I had assumed topical relays would pop up. sort of bbs style.. I'm old tho.
Hey, I remember bbs! š
I have transitioned my status from 'Amethyst maxi' to 'NIP-02 assassin' for this very reason.
Would Amethyst consider implementing the upcoming relay.tools API? In my mind this would create a massive expansion of public relays and provide a new paradigm in terms of exposure.
I want to spin up an instance of relay.tools and point Amethyst at the domain to act as a controller. Amethyst should be able to manage and interface with multiple instances of RT.
Nostr is based.
To add context, the reason I say this here is to provide a gateway to the first implementation of the relay.tools API. Friend lists are important and the question you pose is "where and how should they be stored?"
To me it makes sense to offer NIP-05 verification and NIP-51 friend lists at the domain level. Consider this a domain's "operational relay." From there, users have a realm to explore local relays while maintaining a universal aggregation of users and content.
Some people may want to host different configurations of operational relays depending on their goals. I don't expect Amethyst or relay.tools to decide what every configuration should look like. But, I imagine some users are content in taking a Damus-style approach, while others might prefer to segregate their data across multiple relays to ensure they can cater to every use-case and community goal they have in mind.
nostr:nprofile1qqs8eseg5zxak2hal8umuaa7laxgxjyll9uhyxp86c522shn9gj8crspz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj7qgjwaehxw309ahx7um5wgerztnrdakj7qgawaehxw309a5x7arjd9nksarwdamjumn0wd68yvfwvdhk6tct9vymn I hope this makes sense lol
This was what I liked on g+, they solved it with "circles" (or called it circles).
Oh this sounds awesome!