Protocol complexity is, everything else being equal, bad for decentralization
Fewer independent developers and infrastructure providers = less decentralization
#nostr is the EASIEST to use social network
If you want an account that can't be rugged and dm's that can't be decrypted by a third party
On Mastodon you need to
- install and run your own server [*]
On Bluesky you need to
- install and run your own server [**]
- create a did:web identity document and host it on a domain you control and use network commands to create and configure a Bluesky account to use it [***]
On Nostr you need to
- store your nsec like any other password and maybe install a browser extension
[*] and if you want to use other ActivityPub apps you may need to run more (different) servers
[**] and even then your server can be blocked from the network
[***] and your identity can still be rugged by whichever entity controls the TLD, although that's a small risk
I don't think it's appreciated enuf how much of a stunning 🎯 Nostr is in the set of tradeoffs that form protocol design
Benefits
* the identity sovereignty of P2P but without the performance and discoverability downsides
* the performance and discoverability of ATProto and ActivityPub but without the centralization of the former, the account portability issues of the latter, and the ruggability of both
* the accessibility of ActivityPub and the flexibility of ATProto
Costs
* users need to store their nsec securely, like a password 🙃
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