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   Strypey (strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz)'s status on Saturday, 23-Nov-2024 10:55:34 JST Strypey

   Random question; would it be possible to create a private social network inside Nostr, that has no contact with (most of) the existing population?

   #Nostr

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     Hyolobrika (hyolobrika@social.fbxl.net)'s status on Saturday, 23-Nov-2024 10:55:32 JST Hyolobrika

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     @strypey Yes, just start a relay.
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     Hyolobrika (hyolobrika@social.fbxl.net)'s status on Saturday, 23-Nov-2024 11:01:14 JST Hyolobrika

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     @strypey Other people can start relays too with the same intention. And if they're gatekept against annoying crypto spammers (or whoever else you don't like) posting to them, then you have what you want.
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     Hyolobrika (hyolobrika@social.fbxl.net)'s status on Saturday, 23-Nov-2024 11:02:48 JST Hyolobrika

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     @strypey Nostr people do a similar thing with paid relays. Because (so the theory goes) it deters spam to have to pay for the privilege of posting.
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     Hyolobrika (hyolobrika@social.fbxl.net)'s status on Saturday, 23-Nov-2024 11:05:35 JST Hyolobrika

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     @strypey Nostr relays aren't like fedi servers. They don't communicate with each other. Users communicate with a bunch of them directly.
     https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nostr/
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     Strypey (strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz)'s status on Saturday, 23-Nov-2024 11:34:53 JST Strypey

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     @Hyolobrika
     > (so the theory goes) it deters spam to have to pay for the privilege of posting

     So basically the same logic as charging per unit for electricity, or water, or landfill collection while not charging for recycling, to discourage waste. In all four cases, the logic is sound as far it goes, but it only works in a situation where everyone has roughly equal access to wealth.

     In other words, not the world be live in.

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     Hyolobrika (hyolobrika@social.fbxl.net)'s status on Saturday, 23-Nov-2024 11:37:07 JST Hyolobrika

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     @strypey Self-authenticating data
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     Strypey (strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz)'s status on Saturday, 23-Nov-2024 11:37:08 JST Strypey

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     • Hyolobrika

     Me:
     > would it be possible to create a private social network inside Nostr, that has no contact with (most of) the existing population?

     @Hyolobrika
     > Yes, just start a relay

     Follow up question, what would be the advantage of this over setting up a non-federating fediverse server, or a Discourse forum, for that matter?

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     Hyolobrika (hyolobrika@social.fbxl.net)'s status on Sunday, 24-Nov-2024 22:56:00 JST Hyolobrika

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     @strypey RTFM
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     Strypey (strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz)'s status on Sunday, 24-Nov-2024 22:56:02 JST Strypey

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     @Hyolobrika
     > Self-authenticating data

     Can you expand on that?