It's the exact opposite. You can host your own relay, or use your neighbor's, and (outbox) Nostr clients will still care about you.
https://how-nostr-works.pages.dev/#/outbox
fiatjaf /
npub180…jh6w6
2024-09-24 21:09:42
in reply to nevent1q…f4ly
Author Public Key
npub180cvv07tjdrrgpa0j7j7tmnyl2yr6yr7l8j4s3evf6u64th6gkwsyjh6w6Published at
2024-09-24 21:09:42Event JSON
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