LeoWandersleb on Nostr: Nostr was designed primarily to be censorship resistant but that's a poor sales pitch ...
Nostr was designed primarily to be censorship resistant but that's a poor sales pitch apparently.
We're all pre-disposed to believe "censorship-resistance" is a killer selling point for anything, but for a social network it is NOT.
99% lurk and can't be censored by definition.
Maybe 1% of poasters get censored.
So by pitching nostr as "censorship-resistant" you are striking a cord with 1 in 10,000.
Permissionlessness is the stronger concept. It isn't just a niche feature—it's the foundation of digital sovereignty that benefits everyone. Instead of leading with "censorship resistance," we should emphasize that Nostr gives you true ownership of your online presence.
Your keypair is your permanent identity that no one can take away. No more starting over when platforms change policies, no more losing your entire network when servers go down, no more invisible throttling of your content.
What we're building isn't just another social network—it's the first system where your connections and reputation truly belong to you, regardless of which relays you use. That's not a feature for the 1% of the 1%—it's the fundamental upgrade to social media that all users deserve, whether they realize it yet or not.
Published at
2025-03-22 21:25:29Event JSON
{
"id": "275bcd49d719de7bb8b942e8f3ce63dd84d4c754b51d4f5b0ab61b348d8d7d86",
"pubkey": "46fcbe3065eaf1ae7811465924e48923363ff3f526bd6f73d7c184b16bd8ce4d",
"created_at": 1742678729,
"kind": 1,
"tags": [
[
"q",
"a12ca592bf5457b2e7434bf5f96eaa8e43e97d820c0a0589c1f03b7f2a8b8139",
"wss://nos.lol",
"11b9a89404dbf3034e7e1886ba9dc4c6d376f239a118271bd2ec567a889850ce"
],
[
"client",
"noStrudel",
"31990:266815e0c9210dfa324c6cba3573b14bee49da4209a9456f9484e5106cd408a5:1686066542546"
]
],
"content": "Nostr was designed primarily to be censorship resistant but that's a poor sales pitch apparently.\n\nnostr:nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzqyde4z2qfklnqd88uxyxh2wuf3knwmernggcyuda9mzk02yfs5xwqyxhwumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmvqy28wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyv9kh2uewd9hsqg9p9jje906527ewws6t7huka25wg05hmqsvpgzcns0s8dlj4zup8y9fk67s\n\nPermissionlessness is the stronger concept. It isn't just a niche feature—it's the foundation of digital sovereignty that benefits everyone. Instead of leading with \"censorship resistance,\" we should emphasize that Nostr gives you true ownership of your online presence.\n\nYour keypair is your permanent identity that no one can take away. No more starting over when platforms change policies, no more losing your entire network when servers go down, no more invisible throttling of your content.\n\nWhat we're building isn't just another social network—it's the first system where your connections and reputation truly belong to you, regardless of which relays you use. That's not a feature for the 1% of the 1%—it's the fundamental upgrade to social media that all users deserve, whether they realize it yet or not.\n",
"sig": "e07dc525087f1e59a28a6f5e3a783c240bcb2799c0e4e49366e5c46f980e9fe427f7aeadcdb94816dd7eb3db369f18b01746c139ff4fd977a1f54875d0f11892"
}
