Damus
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closed source custodial nostr clients are a threat to users and during these early days of nostr adoption represent an existential threat to nostr

if a non sovereign client or tool accrues significant market share they could potentially use their control over users to influence the greater network or bifuricate it

nostr is permissionless and we cannot stop people from shipping whatever tools they want but it highlights the importance of rapid development of freedom focused foss clients and tools

this is my main focus, supporting the individuals building out the freedom tech tools we sorely need, momentum is strong, incredibly hopeful, we must continue to push forward 🫡

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Deon · 131w
I don't understand. If Nostr is an open source protocol like http etc, on top of which anyone can build, how can one client represent an existential threat to it?
Patrick Lodder · 131w
The good news is that for nostr to be usable in the real world, key rollover functionality is a must-have. So even though right now you think that your key is your everything, if all goes well you will find out that it’s replaceable in the (hopefully near) future ❤️