Context is Apple are evil overlords and Damus is not allowed to have zaps turned on because Apple wants their cut.
Somehow this workaround works and Apple haven't clocked on or doesn't care.
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Yeah, Apple is bad news, as seen with what they’ve done with their “walled garden” in respect to iMessage… I’ll be going back to Android for my next phone, although Google ain’t no saint either… 🤷🏻♂️