I think it’s simply because more eyeballs see the content from accounts like nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx. Follow nostr:npub18l3fyx3rtak2x2hnhqp50nyykszpycumff432kwtp3975qgnp7uq3qza55 and you’ll see plebs getting fat zaps as well.
Eyeballs are the currency of social media. Zaps don’t change this.
Reposts and comments allow influencer accounts to spread more eyeballs (and value) than likes and zaps ever will.
nostr:note1eyytte30e5v8kujsny4mtu7azgaqx22pyue74t3sae4e2my9gagqkv4vsu
Zaps boost content into trending feeds. Also, it signals that the content is valuable especially if it’s zapped a lot by someone in your WoT.
I personally look at zapped notes a lot. That’s why I made nostr:npub18l3fyx3rtak2x2hnhqp50nyykszpycumff432kwtp3975qgnp7uq3qza55
