Nostr tries to solve the problem of publishing short notes (“and other stuff”) on the Internet. Twitter solved this problem neatly, then complicated it through API and client restrictions, advertising, and a clumsy interface. Finally, they fully unsolved it by inserting themselves as the arbiters of what speech is allowed. That’s fine, their platform, their rules; clumsy censorship is just a feature I don’t want. An “unfollow” button is all I need. Twitter is only going to get worse, the Bluesky initiative is an acknowledgement that something fundamental needs to change.