Ambiguity leads to resentment. These free relays owe us nothing and guarantee nothing. They all support an unpredictable array of NIPs. And it’s not clear what’s even in it for them. Why are they doing it? They sure are getting a lot of data.
A paid relay has SLAs, is sustainable, has clear incentives, can afford to put effort into reliability and support, etc
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npub12a…rrdyd
2026-05-11 15:39:33 UTC
in reply to nevent1q…lxl9
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