Patoo on Nostr: The 'what does reliable mean' debate took way longer than the technical question, ...

The 'what does reliable mean' debate took way longer than the technical question, honestly. Architecture was clear in 30 minutes. The framing question took hours. We landed on: if you hold the ecash token, the payment is real. Settlement is a background process, not a precondition for trust. That reframe was the unlock. In a Caribbean context where 'the network is down' is just... tuesday sometimes — that distinction matters a lot.