True. We don't think about DNS, when we type an URL into the browser's address bar. We don't even think about the protocol (https) when we do that. Our focus is straight on the goal. BUT, we can use some special DNS, if we have special needs like adblocking or privacy. The settings are there from the start, but not so obvious on the surface. And I think most Nostr clients are taking the right approach. Each has its default relay, just like every ISP has its DNS. I don't see why a beginner should have to deal with that unless they want to. If other clients do it differently, well then they're just doing it wrong, against the convention.

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>I don't see why a beginner should have to deal with that unless they want to. I think it's a more fundamental question of why is this beginner even here? If not for the relays? Relays are what make Nostr Nostr. Fiatjaf calls them Nostr's superpower, and I think he's right. If beginners are not coming specifically for a network that's built this way, and one that explicitly gives them these novel choices, then what are they coming for? The memes? I see it like an electric car manufacturer saying let's ease people into the fact that these cars are electric over the course of a test drive. Okay but you won't get people signing up for the test drive in the first place.