Say WoT? – Ep. 1: User-Driven Trust Scores with Derek Ross, Vitor Pamplona, and David Strayhorn
By Avi Burra and QW
Aired Jan 13, 2026 · 1h 29m · Last boosted Feb 3, 2026
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Say WoT? with host Avi Burra kicks off by staking the claim that Nostr’s “exit ramp” from addictive, black-box feeds is Web of Trust, and then immediately drops into the engine room with Vitor Pamplona (Amethyst), Derek Ross (Soapbox), and David Strayhorn (NosFabrica). The trio breaks down NIP-85 trusted assertions as a simple delivery mechanism for portable, personalized trust scores (clients shouldn’t compute them), and tackles the “is this a social credit score?” fear head-on: the key difference is user-chosen providers + user-specific perspective, not a single global, centralized rating. They close by mapping real use-cases: spam/scam su...
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First toe dip in WOT. Interesting, but looks deep...
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This reminds me of the first book I read on blockchains « The Truth Machine ». Always building your reputation, still as anonymous as you choose, and your reputation still has value. Way down the line, but could you imagine a « sorry » button? And a « forgiven » button? Seems people either say nothing for fear of becoming a meme, or hide behind burner accounts, and have no guard rails. Wouldn’t it be nice to feel yo…
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Guys this show has me so fired up positive, right now, I can't tell you. Other than thx much, keep up the great work. Lookin forward to the next show.