It's emergent standardization, not standards by fiat View quoted note →

Is that what causes the inconsistencies? If I hop on my account, the dates, time, follows have changed slightly. Is it because I've moved to a different Nostr relay and the operability of the server is different (eg slower or further away physically) from the last server I was on?

From the interview and core repo is what I mean: "Further centralization risks come from within. Only insiders admitted by @Fiatjaf have the right to add features to the Github repository. An internal document shared with Forbes shows that he has given seven people the power and few use it. “There are other people that have merge powers here,” he says. “But mostly it's me.” https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/05/30/bitcoin-social-network-nostr-creator-fiatjaf-/?sh=286c10e011c0

Out of the mouth of the inventor View quoted note →

Nostr is truly open. Anyone can build and anyone can participate. View quoted note →