Because in the on-chain world things are clearly stated.
So what I understand is that, given enough user traction, eventually relays will have to transition to a paid version or some sort hybrid (offering tiers for example) in order to sustain themselves, thus making this the incentive to run them.
Forget about YT, it was just an example to point the size (which apparently can't be done because relays don't store media).
My difficulty comes from the fact that is stored off-chain, so what do you do with publishing rights for example? This is something we would would want to keep those and access them in the long run.
My thinking is in comparison to the immutable, secure, censorship resistance that on-chain data is offering.
Okay so the size of storage is smaller than I originally mentioned, but the core issue still stands: why would the protocol work if relays aren't incentivized to store data?
I do see your point but it's off-chain data and those buying these services wouldn't be able to verify if that data comes from a single relay. They would have to cross check with another relay or trust an explorer the pulls data from multiple. 🤔
I appreciate your willingness to help. 💜
I'm actually pondering about the protocol itself.
The only reason why I'm not fully sold on #nostr is that I don't see incentives for relays to store huge amounts of data.
If I were to build a YT-like application, how many of the relays will store the videos uploaded through my app? If I set up my own relay and mine is the only one that does the saving then it kinda defeats the purpose. If other relays actually save those videos, the costs would be enormous for them.
What am I missing?
#asknostr
What do you mean by proof of work on a note? Notes are not on chain. 🤔
Keep 🧻in', 🧻in', 🧻in', 🧻in' (uh)
Keep 🍣in', 🍣in', 🍣in', 🍣in' (what?)
Keep 🎲in', 🎲in', 🎲in', 🎲in' (uh)
Keep 🤘in', 🤘in', 🤘in', 🤘in'
At what protocols did you look at for comparison?
Sometimes you need to cause a little..
chaos!! 🔥
Good morning! 🤍🕊 Have fun!
Good morning, #Nostriches 🤍🕊️
Let's make the best out of today!
Nice!! 🔥 Did manage to take a quick look and I'm interested in the events you've got going on. I'll drop by your Discord server to see what's that all about.
Sweet 🍬
Pretty ✨️💖
