tekne on Nostr: For anyone wondering, I am trying to make my own nostr client based on this idea of ...

For anyone wondering, I am trying to make my own nostr client based on this idea of nostr relays being “places”.

The experience is like Lego Island, essentially. You start out in one default “place” and in order to learn about new places you have to meet a local that tells you about them.

Searching for things and posting is highly intentional. You’re specifically marking down where you are going to search / post to.

If you get invited to someone’s home (maybe the personal relay server they always post to), you’re getting let in on something special.

If you stalk someone and act creepy, you might get bounced from a place.

So many analogies that just work.

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If keychat (npub1h0u…rwx8) has the mail metaphor, regular Nostr posting should embrace the telephone pole metaphor.

You’re just putting up your flyer in various places.

- telephone pole (public)
- storefront window (private)
- church billboard (non profit)

It accurately captures the reality of what is happening to your data. Each location can take down your flyer whenever it wants. Or it could keep it up well after you need them to.