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We need 3rd party extensions to manage our keys for us because we're not able to keep passwords and strings of numbers and letters safe I guess...

Although, I think it's more where you're using it to log in that can't keep it safe....

And I think that's a fundamental flaw with nostr.

Imagine Google, FB, or Apple telling you "yeah we can't keep your password safe, you'll have to install this extension by another 3rd party to use our services." That's basically what nostr clients are saying by not allowing nsec login.

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Big Barry Bitcoin 1y ago

Nostr clients are not Google or FB. They do not take control of your keys, do not take control of your account and therefore cannot abuse your trust.

In fact many websites do exactly what you were saying by implementing social logins. Let a tech giant handle authentication and user gets to manage less usernames and passwords... win win.

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ภ๏รtг๏ภคยt 1y ago

I understand all this. Normal people do not so it's hard to purple pill them because it's to complicated just to login to a new client or to go from amethyst to primal etc in search of their preferred UI / features.

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Big Barry Bitcoin 1y ago

Imo, nsec bunker fixes this but client support is not there yet.