Yea, I’m not saying don’t do it. If you know what you’re doing you’ll be fine. Just saying that relying on the average user taking these steps is not a path to wider adoption. You and I, and 99% of everyone else currently using nostr, will be fine hacking around and making it work for what we need no matter what happens. But that means it all remains niche with little reach and growth in the user base.

I think I agree, I can't imagine my parents sideloading some spam and all of a sudden their entire life savings are gone. I want a reasonable Apple walled garden that is there for basic protection and privacy*. Of course, we can discuss the limits and test the rules, as is happening with Damus. And that's a healthy discussion, even if frustrating.

* Yes, I remember what happened with Apple and the Russian election app (Google was equally disappointing): https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/17/world/europe/russia-navalny-app-election.html#:~:text=MOSCOW%20—%20Apple%20and%20Google%20removed,on%20dissent%20around%20the%20world.