> It would be nice if there was a business model for nodes and node competition at the protocol level.

No, that's a recipe for creating a closed ecosystem that limits freedoms and stifles innovation similar to having a strong federal government that sets all the rules like requiring all devices to have a USB-C port.

Unlike Nostr or other decentralized social media solutions, Spasm is the future of social media because it's the only fully agnostic open ecosystem that doesn't limit developers or users.