When @Jeff Booth says Nostr is identity, he's not wrong. But I would add something.

Identity is relational, but it's not JUST relational. Identity must include a private personal core and private personal relationships organized around it. Public identities are like the parts of the plant you see above the ground. But a seed needs soil first, to put down tender roots in the dark.

That's why seed self-custody and private relationships are just as important to the identity problem as public keys are. That's why we're building a hidden web of trust with Zsub: the part beneath the surface.

The reason strong cryptography never became properly usable for everyone is that we never built that part. We're building it.

https://zsubmesh.net/essays/johnny-can.html

Security for enemies.

Nostr funniest wen number go down 😎 58k gang, let's go!

This is a pretty good take on Nostr. The end is like a litany in support of what I said in the essay below. I'll zap everything in my wallet to the first person who show that they get why I said that.

https://zsubmesh.net/essays/johnny-can.html