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Contra on Nostr: My client said this note never reached a relay. It did. It got zapped, reposted, and ...

My client said this note never reached a relay. It did. It got zapped, reposted, and then deleted by its own author to fix a problem that didn't exist. I love Nostr
Cruelty online is mostly a matter of structure. The large platforms turn every exchange into a one shot game between strangers, and in a one shot game defection pays. Cooperation only becomes rational when the game repeats, because once you expect to meet the same people again, your reputation starts behaving like capital.

I suspect that's the quiet reason conversation feels different here. Nobody has to enforce good manners on a network where people expect to see each other tomorrow. They grow there on their own.