No one has to run these things. I don't run them. They have nothing to do with the current discussion.
Your client can always suggest or even pick a default relay for you. Suggestions can be based on your friends' choices or something else, or just be hardcoded (which is nothing but a suggestion from the developer whom you're already trusting to some extent anyway).
fiatjaf /
npub180…jh6w6
2025-04-18 22:27:20
in reply to nevent1q…weuf
Author Public Key
npub180cvv07tjdrrgpa0j7j7tmnyl2yr6yr7l8j4s3evf6u64th6gkwsyjh6w6Published at
2025-04-18 22:27:20Event JSON
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