> If the problem which Nostr is trying to solve is being censorship-resistant and allow for dissemination of information which is actively being suppressed, relay safety considerations become important. Less safety means fewer relays, and a need of a personal connection / trust to be admitted.
Because almost all of Nostr logic is in the clients, you can always run your own relay or pay someone to run it. There will always be someone shady that will run a relay for you if you pay enough for it. And people that follow you will still be able to see your posts.
I agree that the current state where there are hundreds of open relays and people people posting to 20 of them at a time isn't likely to be what the network looks like in the future. But that's fine - it's good enough for now.
That's actually a great idea: run enough relays yourself, so you can somehow conceal your identity, and somehow protect yourself from things like losing your (DNS) domain.
It's a bit like posting to your blog anonymously, and having a bunch of mirrors.
Because almost all of Nostr logic is in the clients, you can always run your own relay or pay someone to run it. There will always be someone shady that will run a relay for you if you pay enough for it. And people that follow you will still be able to see your posts.
I agree that the current state where there are hundreds of open relays and people people posting to 20 of them at a time isn't likely to be what the network looks like in the future. But that's fine - it's good enough for now.