When you learn a dance like the electric slide you have to learn the steps so that you and your friends all dance the same dance. The steps are the protocol.

Nostr is like the electric slide for computers. As more and more computers learn the steps, it gets more and more impressive.

supertestnet_phone

i like the set of rules definition, is there a way you like to describe this “set of rules” in an offline context? 

i wonder if that might be a more relatable on-ramp for helping non-technical folks understand the concept.

bitcoin

Products vs Protocols

halalmoney

Two people on different computers send messages to one another. Protocols let both computers display the same thing. They are a set of rules about what to display if you receive message X or message Y.