dwhite on Nostr: There are two downsides of using too many/low quality relays. Paid relays are paid ...
There are two downsides of using too many/low quality relays.
Paid relays are paid because they (ideally) put effort into speed/spam filtering/reliability. They can also aggregate from other relays on your behalf. Using a low-quality relay may result in a low-quality experience.
Secondly, notes are downloaded from every relay you're subscribed to. This is the good part of decentralization/censorship resistance but it can also mean using 7x (when using 7 relays vs 1) bandwidth or things loading much slower/out of order.
If someone who is not publishing to any relays you're subscribed to interacts with you, you may not [immediately] see that interaction.
One of the largest genpub obstacles here is that the pure Nostr experience requires effort and curation.
Paid relays are paid because they (ideally) put effort into speed/spam filtering/reliability. They can also aggregate from other relays on your behalf. Using a low-quality relay may result in a low-quality experience.
Secondly, notes are downloaded from every relay you're subscribed to. This is the good part of decentralization/censorship resistance but it can also mean using 7x (when using 7 relays vs 1) bandwidth or things loading much slower/out of order.
If someone who is not publishing to any relays you're subscribed to interacts with you, you may not [immediately] see that interaction.
One of the largest genpub obstacles here is that the pure Nostr experience requires effort and curation.