Yeah I can't say ActivityPub hasn't influenced Nostr, but it wasn't a conscious influence at any point if I remember correctly. BitTorrent trackers, SSB and Ben Arc (npub1c87…8avm)'s Diagon Alley were more of a direct influence.
But there are some similarities indeed, and if one wants to use Nostr like ActitivyPub they can easily associate themselves with a community relay, let the relay hold their keys on their behalf and go from there. Ditto is another approach that's close to this.
fiatjaf /
npub180…jh6w6
2024-07-13 15:34:38
in reply to nevent1q…tq9y
Author Public Key
npub180cvv07tjdrrgpa0j7j7tmnyl2yr6yr7l8j4s3evf6u64th6gkwsyjh6w6Published at
2024-07-13 15:34:38Event JSON
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"content": "Yeah I can't say ActivityPub hasn't influenced Nostr, but it wasn't a conscious influence at any point if I remember correctly. BitTorrent trackers, SSB and nostr:npub1c878wu04lfqcl5avfy3p5x83ndpvedaxv0dg7pxthakq3jqdyzcs2n8avm's Diagon Alley were more of a direct influence.\n\nBut there are some similarities indeed, and if one wants to use Nostr like ActitivyPub they can easily associate themselves with a community relay, let the relay hold their keys on their behalf and go from there. Ditto is another approach that's close to this.",
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