keep in mind many CDNs are frontends clearnet only in many cases. also many nodes on umbrel, start9, ... r running on self-custody hardware nodes. 80% LND runs on cloud too
I read this a couple of days ago, which got me thinking about what the relays are sitting on
https://simplifiedprivacy.com/nostr-relays-by-company/ by nostr:nprofile1qyv8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnsd3jkyum5wghxxmmd9uq3jamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwdehhxarj9e3k7mfwv96j7qgnwaehxw309ac82unsd3jhqct89ejhxtcpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtcpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezumt0d5hszrnhwden5te0dehhxtnvdakz7qpq4slk4lshtylkrqg9z0dvng09gn58h88frvnax7uga3v0h25szj4q2u7cam
But otherwise, yeah we're in agreement... your note got me thinking about archiving good and bad.
I'm still annoyed about the wayback machine though... could be my ticket to the gulag 😳
Discussion
Regarding Nostr,
If the CDN frontends for your relays were cut at the same time in an attack, the content would still exist on that start9 on your local drive, but your followers wouldn't be able to find it (at least temporarily, depending on how much control you still had over the DNS).
Regarding Lightning,
It depends on the wallet's implementation for privacy. GetAlby allows Cloudflare (and therefore the US government) to see ALL transactions
exactly -there is NO spoonfeed MEDICINE for user education - user choose that own their own - u n other give clues.