I don't trust the people I follow. Only a very small subset of them.
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This.
I would like a list specifically for trusted people, plus the ability to make other lists for people who I want to see their notes. A single list for follows is too limiting. It's like email with no folders, just an inbox. I miss the circles concept from Google Plus.
Yep, but this is a client thing not a protocol thing right? Any client could do this.
Yes. All the pieces already exist, user lists are a thing. Amethyst can use them, but it lacks the ability to create or manage them. The current follow list could remain, as the trusted user list.
Maybe the set of users that I fully trust could be a secret. i.e. This set is stored in a relay, but encrypted such that only I can decrypt the result to see the npubs which I really trust
Private lists already exist, so it's surely possible.
It's not trust, is "non-spamminess", which actually goes a long way.
All the results and searches you make on npub.world uses the follow heuristic.
Give it a try and tell me if it works well for you.
this is your problem ๐
npub world is definitely a good first step ๐
That is a very good point. It would be a mistake to necessarily conflate "trusted keys (follows)" with a system for tracking reputation (i.e. something that doesn't yet exist in any meaningful way on Nostr, AFAIK).
And have existed for more than 3 years now.
Reputation I think is the right word. A healthy set of followers is a great heuristic for a good reputation.