Nostr already is decentralized identity really. There’s no need for a consensus network or universal index when it comes to ID in my thinking. Slashtags guys still have something big that they’ve been building quietly for a while now that will be huge in that arena. Another big reason I’ve been so closely watching Keet and that whole part of the ecosystem.
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yes, I meant human-readable IDs.
NIP-05 is a step in the right direction but still woefully short of ideal. I was thinking of integrating something like Namecoin into a client where names can be reserved with LN payments instead of $NMC
Why wouldn't a universal consensus network be desirable? If I was a relay I would want to make sure that the name "DirtBikeRelay" can only correspond to me, no?
not sure if this solves it but here's an interesting idea https://nomenexplorer.com/
You are right about this. Decentralized identity is a buzzword that will never reach fruition because it is a misnomer. Nostr creates a web of trust and becomes a defacto identity provider that the user owns outright.