Just had a thought... Perhaps people don't really want the freedom nostr provides. They would rather be coddled by centralized entities who censor words, ideas, and filter spam. I genuinely think people think that's more valuable than decentralized, censorship resistant communication.
Because until we can emulate algorithms, AI filtering, and whatever else a big centralized entity can do on cheap consumer hardware, lots of people won't touch nostr. Each should be able to have the experience they want right outside the box. That's a tall and tough order for a decentralized communications platform like nostr.
The only reason why people might say they want something like nostr, and yet never move to nostr, is because they believe that if they complain and throw a large enough trantrum, authority will give them what they really want. It's an extremely abusive relationship. Network effects don't help either.
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