The portability of the address (npub)
There is no way to separate a gmail identity from google. No way to move it elsewhere. No way to take self-custody of it. That identity doesn’t even exist without google.
But an npub exists totally separate from (and even in the absence of) any service ferrying messages for it
mrclownworld
npub1xs…ulu9v
2024-07-11 20:51:42
in reply to nevent1q…d00r
Author Public Key
npub1xsf5h8suhveztq4u5spq5wwvzftqxmglt6vwllxg8z6zrlpqn4yqrulu9vPublished at
2024-07-11 20:51:42Event JSON
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