I’m new to NOSTR but the idea of sending ANY amount of money/bitcoin to someone on the internet is insane to me.
Decentralization and censorship resistance are based, but wait until creators find out that nostr:nprofile1qqsrpl96thl42ve0gsah63ypz75uunzpgfrd0g2x8nry4ggtef6crdgpzfmhxue69uhhqatjwpkx2urpvuhx2ucpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgqgawaehxw309ahx7um5wghx67t0wahxgctddehx7er99e3k7mgljk58c's first note has earned him almost $1,000. A value for value based circular economy is sexy as fuck.
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It's the value for value economy. Like tipping a wait staff or food delivery driver you're saying thank you to the creator in lieu of ads geared towards manipulating your purchasing decisions. 🧡
hey Kris! sorry i was out and about. why is it insane? what do you need help with? the absolute easiest way to get started is with the Primal app for nostr. it has a built in wallet, the ability to send and receive and even buy a small amount of bitcoin. just treat bitcoin like money, because it is! it's a way to easily send value to someone else, instantly, without having to go to a bank, pay insane fees, or have to fill out forms and documents. it's pretty punk rock.
I just don’t see the point in sending any amount to someone for their posts. If I’m buying something, sure. It is cool to have the option to do so, but it’s wild seeing people send money for a stolen meme (just an example). Not hating on NOSTR at all, just my thoughts.
sure. i get that. it's a new concept. over the past two years, we've sent nearly 21 bitcoin. that's about $2,100,000 in today's terms. we're just crazy people sending people money for their content. if someone puts out a good blog post or article and i like it? ill send them some money. if someone post a banger song that i enjoy? ill send them some bitcoin. if someone creates a meme that makes me laugh. ill send them some bitcoin.
it's better than seeing ads. it's better than rage algos. it's all about a value exchange. zapping someone for content feels so much better than using a like or a reaction. likes are hollow and reactions don't have much value either. they don't mean anything in the grand scheme of things. but if you don't like it or don't understand it, then that's fine too. nostr is all about choices. don't want to send or receive zaps, then you do not have to do it! 😉
Actually good content is "something", right?
You are paying, if you want, what you want, a product that someone had made in advance without asking for anything.
Isn't it cool? :)
It's called "value for value" (V4V)
Valid point. I think I have the wallet set up correctly now?
It seems so.
Awesome! 🔥🔥🔥
Yes, working. And btw you can use that money immediately to buy stuff. For example now I'm going to a farmers market where everyone accepts bitcoin on lightning, so I'm going to buy some veggies for the zaps I received.
For what it's worth I'm getting a bit more sats on Stacker News (that's also connected to nostr), but nostr profile is getting close recently.
I think one problem we have today is "lack of transparency" around how content creators are paid... Considering platforms are their boss, not users.
With nostr, we are the boss. But the thing is that we are so used to "free" content with ads (or ad blockers) that we have no idea what content is actually worth.
I think zaps and contributions should be more formalised, but in an open and voluntary way to be clear. Content creators can suggest a value, viewers can zap what they like, and together we all recreate a fair market.
I'm thinking more about video content providers and not memers, but why should any feature be limited to any category of a person?
The alternative is using a platform that pimps users out for the same purpose. I'd rather zap things and not have to deal with ads and all the other abuses you see on platforms.
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