rossbates on Nostr: When information was scarce, you trusted it implicitly and all of it was valuable. ...
When information was scarce, you trusted it implicitly and all of it was valuable. When it's infinite, how does one define trust and value? It seems as though value becomes less about possession of information and more about finding the right information at the right time.
I think about this in regards to nostr relays. It's not the job of a relay to store so much as it is to route. Why would someone want to be the sole source of information unless their intention was to exert control?
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