Brunswick on Nostr: A centralized architectural team with a dedicated budget offers advantages, ...

A centralized architectural team with a dedicated budget offers advantages, particularly in terms of efficiency. However, such centralization can become a target for state actors to introduce subtle vulnerabilities into the core design, potentially compromising security or stifling future innovation. Even without malicious contributors, no centralized team can anticipate every possible use case, leading to the well-documented issue of protocol ossification. The most effective approach is to allow the design process to evolve organically within a federated community of voluntary contributors, which is how Nostr began. We should not sacrifice flexibility in the pursuit of perfection. Just as in nature, the most efficient designs emerge over time, even if they leave behind a few vestigial elements.