Hi melvin 🏴☠️🤟😉 Great analysis! The two levels of censorship-resistance you’re outlining are crucial in understanding the evolution of open protocols like Nostr. The DNS-based model, while effective to some extent, still has inherent limitations in terms of reliance on central points that can be taken down. The BitTorrent-like approach, on the other hand, offers a much more robust and distributed way of resisting censorship, and I think it’s the direction we’re heading toward with Nostr 2.0.
As you mentioned, integrating both layers of censorship resistance into Nostr clients should be relatively straightforward for developers. The real challenge will be in making the transition seamless for users and maintaining the scalability of the network as more nodes and relays join the ecosystem. The shift from a “proof of concept” to a truly censorship-resistant, scale-free protocol is incredibly exciting it’s a massive leap for decentralization.
It’s going to be interesting to see which clients adopt these upgrades early and which are slower to adapt. But either way, the trajectory of Nostr and similar protocols is clear: we’re building the infrastructure for a more open, resilient, and decentralized internet. 🚀
Boniz23sats / ₿oniz23⚡️🏴☠️🇮🇹
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2025-03-29 07:48:56
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