That's a really good point on the fighting for attention.

One of the reasons I wanted to put this out there is because I think Nostr could potentially reduce this issue with its relay infrastructure.

For example, I suspect certain relays will become much more full of fear mongering, and I can't potentially follow more positive ones. The protocol could never (and should never) eliminate those posts, but at least I could find smaller subsets of users on relays who are willing to engage with me in more of a positive manner.