WOS is custodial, that's correct. But very different scenarios. Your wallet isn't your identity. You can have several and pick a wallet that suits the situation, move funds between them, etc. Your nsec is your identity. I'd much rather custody my identity so I can move it from client to client. Your identity is stuck in ZBD. They own it.
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Ahhhh i feel you. I understand. Im gonna place my bets down and say that ZBD will be the leading forefront for mainstream “Bitcoin Zapping on Posts” type beat. They can have my identity. What is identity anyways? Are we really our human meatsuits? Or are we more than that… Are we divine eternal souls? Idk. You tell me. Im not too grounded on this idea of identity. Things change. People change. People die. What is identity? One day your a 5 year old, the next day your a adult. Does the 5 year old still exist? Hmm what is identity…
Identity in this context really means your social graph and content produced. Lets say you build a following and some great content on ZBD, but tomorrow they do something you really do not approve of. Guess what? You're screwed. Sure you can go create a new identity on another app, but you'll lose everything you built. It's the exact same issue as twitter/YouTube/Facebook etc...
If Vitor pisses me off and I want to leave amethyst, all I gotta do is login somewhere else. My data is my data.
Okay gotcha. I feel you. I just have a cult mindset. Once im in the gang, im in. Its like the fucking hells angels or the mafia. Only way out is death. I signed my life to ZBD. Im ZBD gang. Lets fucking go boys. No but all jokes aside. i really do appreciate you taking your time explaing to me these things. I have gained a sense of clarity. Thanks boss. ill follow you to continue to learn more. Cheers brotha.
No worries! And obviously you can use any client you want. I'm sure ZBD is doing some great stuff. But I won't be using it until I can own my nsec.
Cheers!
Hey both! We’re still in alpha actually. So we’ve got a road ahead of us. We are figuring out the most user friendly ways to present nostr to folks at a slow pace. You’re not screwed if you mess up here. We have awesome customer support and a team that cares.
With that said, this feedback has been received LOUD AND CLEAR and our product team is iterating and iterating to make nsecs a reality for ZBD users. We want to keep it simple stupid. 🫡✨
Hey nostr:npub1akngghxzy6d75y8szp6y44u5pxktwy5aj6zh6jl3ncp8d93fj2fq5mfxa8, thanks for chiming in. I truly mean zero disrespect to your product. Just pointing out my personal requirements. And by screwed I mean "you can't leave with your identity on your own accord". Maybe you have a solid customer support team, but I'd still have to ask someone and get permission to leave with my identity which is a no-go for me. It's great to hear it's on the roadmap though. Looking forward to it 🤙
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