Jeroen Ubbink on Nostr: Hmm i think the protocol is not so bad, we just let it be dictated by google (and ...

Hmm i think the protocol is not so bad, we just let it be dictated by google (and microsoft to a degree). They have the best services in exchange for the worst privacy. They have reached such a ridiculous percentage of the market that they basically get to set the rules and make it harder for any competition.

Same thing could happen to nostr basically. If you make hands down the best client and/or have the best relays you could basically invent NIPs or other things to "combat spam" or something that simply refuses the client to connect to certain relays or your relays to accept connections from certain clients.