wakoinc on Nostr: I can see how things could go wrong. One issue is that today, relays are all ...
I can see how things could go wrong.
One issue is that today, relays are all generalists. There are no real specific topic/niche or relay tools/features to focus on hosting specific content.
A simple example could be a relay that hosts only a specific list of channel (maybe sports for example), all events not in one of those channels is rejected. Another example could be German or language specific only. Another example could be specific media types only.
Part of the issue is relays don’t know yet how they will be funded. The network is too small to carve out tiny niches today.
When relays are all generalist, the optimisation is event coverage, which can lead to silos and bubbles. A way to combat that is better content/people/topic discover tools.
Maybe just early Nostr maturity pains. Maybe a critical centralisation or bubble risk long term.
One issue is that today, relays are all generalists. There are no real specific topic/niche or relay tools/features to focus on hosting specific content.
A simple example could be a relay that hosts only a specific list of channel (maybe sports for example), all events not in one of those channels is rejected. Another example could be German or language specific only. Another example could be specific media types only.
Part of the issue is relays don’t know yet how they will be funded. The network is too small to carve out tiny niches today.
When relays are all generalist, the optimisation is event coverage, which can lead to silos and bubbles. A way to combat that is better content/people/topic discover tools.
Maybe just early Nostr maturity pains. Maybe a critical centralisation or bubble risk long term.