The CEO of Pubky just replied BTW 😂 View quoted note →

I'm genuinely curious... what makes you so skeptical about Pubky? Have you actually tried using it and formed your opinion from the experience, or is it mostly based on seeing John promote it quite strongly? Or is it more that you're heavily invested in the Nostr ecosystem and therefore don't really feel the need to give Pubky a chance? I'm not asking this as a gotcha... I'm honestly interested in where your view is coming from.

I saw it... and I replied to him... and to you as well. Honestly, I'm interested in what this is all about... Is it just unnecessary poking at each other, or can either side actually prove their points? Every time John says something about Pubky or its quality, a lot of people in the Nostr community seem to immediately jump to sarcasm and the whole "CEO" thing. At the same time, many of those people haven't even tried Pubky themselves. I get the joking part of it... I joke around a lot too... but I'd rather see both sides prove their claims than just trade memes and labels. The CEO argument, personally, doesn't tell me much. And now relay users are being called "members" in some places... so what's really the difference? These labels don't mean much to me compared to how the products actually work and what they offer. What I'm personally interested in is the social side of these platforms... and from a user perspective, I find Pubky much better structured, more coherent, and honestly more reliable. Nostr feels scrambled and unorganised... it's simply my experience as a user. So instead of just throwing "CEO" jokes back and forth... I'd rather hear concrete arguments and see both sides demonstrate why their approach is better.

Pubeky has a miniscule subset of the number of Nostr users and it we were told it was launching to the public over a year ago.

John, I am aware some people have interpreted this as me being sarcastic or dismissive. I assure you I am not. It is a genuine heart felt thank you. Also, keep going. Without competition or criticism, complacency reigns. I wish you success and happiness, I do, however, wish NOSTR more.