Brisket on Nostr: Nobody owns an idea. The only way to own an idea is maintain exclusive access to it ...

Nobody owns an idea. The only way to own an idea is maintain exclusive access to it (to keep it a secret).

Nostr allows users to own their online identity by maintaining exclusive access to their private key (nsec).

The content created can be copied, but nobody can take away your secret & post as you. Nostr enables users to own their online identity but not their content. Their content sits on relays & web servers & is easily copied.

I believe Jake is suggesting that there's a form of social capital created which resides with the identity. This social capital is built from content & interactions online. I'm not entirely sure that you could call it property though. I can't sell my identity since I can't transfer it (yet). I can share my identity secret with someone else but they can't be sure I won't sell the secret to someone else.

It's definitely interesting to think about.