Agree that nsec is not intuitive, but password brings a lot of problematic associations. One being that it can be changed or reset, when in fact, losing your nsec means you’re totally locked out

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i think nsec not being intuitive causes problems, sadly. 😔

what problems do you think it’ll cause?

if it’s not called a password, there will be an increased risk of people sharing when they shouldn’t.

no matter what it is called, people will obliterate their accounts too often by loosing it.

nsecs will end up being held by companies on servers and made accessible with a 2-of-3 “multisig”. exactly like bitkey.

If the social media use case of nostr really catches on, most people will probably just use a custodial client that actually has a password

yea. maybe it is low enough stakes that people can just store their nsec in password / key managers. idk