That’s the beauty of it. No ads by design. Monetization happens peer-to-peer—via zaps, notes, or running premium relays. And if someone’s shilling? It’s transparent. You see the note, you judge the signal.

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Nostr won’t go mainstream—and that’s why it matters

> No ads.

Running a relay has costs. I'm surprised more relays don't serve ads in the mix of notes they relay.

For that matter, how do we know there aren't advertisers on nostr? It wouldn't be hard for an enterprising Bitcoin company to pay an individual to write notes that advertise some product or service...