Comment by stereosteve

I think nostr is better in this regard:

  - The "account" primitive is just a key pair, but you can layer more auth requirements on top of that.
  - All messages are always signed by your key pair end to end.
  - Server admin can't read your DMs or edit your messages.  The worst they can do is see public posts or delete events.
  - You can move your messages between servers with via piped CLI commands.

e.g.:

    echo '["REQ", "my_mirror_request_id", {"pubkey": "mynpubkey"}]' | websocat -n wss://source | jq -c '[.[0,2]]' -M | websocat wss://destination

Anyway I know there are reservations, but ultimately I think it got many of the "account" things right as compared to other fedeverse projects where the "webmaster" is still a big deal. Ideally the server side of things would be unimportant, the clients can offer compelling experiences, and people can create their own internet cul-de-sacs in a more chill way...

Maybe nostr is not "the thing" but it's better than the mastodon paradigm.