every user should also be a relay.
this way we would be able to have video uploads for example.
basically merge bit torrent and nostr.
you need to give up on the absurd fantasy that nostr will ever be for the masses.
accept that nostr will always be for select few and make it MORE demanding to use, not less.
demand every user be a relay with minimum requirements for bandwidth, storage and uptime. then depending on how much you offer as a server / relay is also the level of service you get in return ( can you stream 4K video hosted on Nostr ? etc. )
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This is how Secure Scuttlebutt works. Scuttlebutt was the inspiration for much of what is nostr. I think we could get to efficient gossip between apps / relays which would help a lot. That said, scuttlebutt started out 100% peer to peer and offline first, and then evolved to have pubs which are like relays. We need relays for the network to function efficiently. But there’s no reason apps can’t be local micro-relays.
Then you also get cool things like syncing over mesh networks, censorship evasion, and nostr working when the internet goes down or is non-existent.
Just got an idea, whenever anyone hears first about nostr, what do they do? Google I think is the main route people go through
You then get to the nostr website only to see a developer focused documentation which I think is a problem for non dev people and adoption in general
I tend to agree, also cause if something becomes for the masses, it becomes inevitably total shit.
decentralized media is a huge problem not solved on nostr yet
i think the solution is some apps start experimenting with adding p2p, holepunch.to looks a good framework
