Why Nostr? What is Njump?
2023-09-24 09:41:59
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Strypey on Nostr: npub1l5nw0…z9wm2 > a user handle already starts with @, making it redundant and ...


> a user handle already starts with @, making it redundant and deprived of any meaning

This kind of makes sense on centralised services where you're directing a message (at) someone. The current fediverse and matrix address formats take that, and mash it together with the...

> (at) somewhere

... of email addresses. It's not ideal. But changing either at this point would require not only protocol change, but some major retraining of everyone using them.

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