It's such a nuanced topic.

There are major pros and cons with discovery algorithms.

Ultimately, having them set by some central authority goes against the ethos of Nostr/Bitcoin. But not having them at all will probly mean Nostr never appeals to a wider audience and will continue suffering from the points you make. It's a lose/lose situation, and it's making me sad.

Last I heard, there were some discovery algorithm settings being developed as a NIP to get into the protocol. I am skeptical that they will be used widely. The individuals have to set their preferences which most are too lazy to bother with.

We don't want to be controlled, but we don't want to take control. We don't want a centralized company showing us what it wants us to see and censoring based on its preferences or government mandate. But without discovery algorithms, how does information propagate.... how do people discover new things? How do we challenge ourselves?

Personally, I've been using the "global" view on Nostr more often lately. That way I see everything. But, this is also annoying and inefficient, for obvious reasons.

I dunno... I'm interested in digging deeper into the nuances of this topic, but it's also not the top of my interest list. I see it as another trade-off discussion. In order to have censorship resistance we lose some other key things.

BTW, following you on Nostr now. So you got at least one new follower out of this.