Nostr isn’t a simple system that works; it’s a **simplistic** system that avoids the most relevant problems by pretending they don’t exist.

A simple system that works evolves because it has solid fundamentals that can scale and adapt. Centralized/censorable relays, no data ownership, no credible exit, etc, are aspects that fork it from reality. Complexity can’t “emerge” from literal retardation.

Isn't it fair to observe that Nostr usage is on a significant downtrend, and that Bluesky, for better or worse, has stomped us all so far? By 3 orders of magnitude!

Isn't it fair to step back and notice what things actually look like here? The bugs? The cultish behavior? The constant churn of new amazing nostr apps that are abandoned for the next one? The constant reinvention?

Where are you drawing your confidence from?

It's just hopium behavior applied to network protocols. It's naivety.