The UX that would be needed to make the relays work that way is quite complex. And it would be costly as well (considering free relays only exist during this hobbyist phase).

The idea of sending to multiple relays is to increase redundancy. If you only send to one relay for one purpose, you are defeating this feature of redundancy and data availability.

I think it is more likely that we will have either

1. Multiple accounts for different purposes. (Not ideal because we want to build the reputation on just one account)

2. Multiple lists of contacts to which we send “private” posts. (I think private posts are so obviously necessary and I’m surprised they haven’t seen an NIP yet)

Just some thoughts

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haven't seen from this perspective, but you convinced me on the cost part 🤔

but i still wish there were services were ppl would co-op and rent private relays with some limitation (the amount of members/ limited post per day or smth like that)

i also think free relays eventually would cease to exist bc of monetisation: donations won't be enough and advertisements could be destroyed by custom content algorithms (which would sort and hide them)

multiple contact lists makes so much sense, and I had some memories of talking/reading about it. haven't you written about it before?

I’ve heard some talk about better versions of a contact list coming soon. Maybe an NIP coming.

I know nostr:npub108pv4cg5ag52nq082kd5leu9ffrn2gdg6g4xdwatn73y36uzplmq9uyev6 used to run a business where you pay him a monthly fee and he spins up and maintains your activity pub relay for you. Maybe he can reboot that business for Nostr relays if there is enough demand 🙏🏼 or nostr:npub1s6ka82ar3g9tswkqhrwyf3j50eq7uttdnzplp9k8r59su8adxfnsjafz5h can do that with the Cosa Nostr tech stack

Idk how to reference a note lol. nostr:note1t998tvrn27m5ydqhxnkn7tcaurj5u9j0lmr39yjlyjjuc3nlpaxqdqzsqe