Nostr's protocol will have to endure partitioning I think, just like the relay network does. This is pretty dicey in conventional terms, but happens all the time in nature. Think of human language — it shifts, morphs, sometimes becomes incompatible, but is beautiful, highly expressive, and the diversity is beneficial. This is the best case scenario for nostr's outcome. Worst case it becomes an unmaintainable mess. But that will happen anyway, because that's what always happens with huge protocols. So we might as well treat it like the fungus it is and let it bloom 🍄