Tried it out for the weekend as it is a uniquely different direction for a social client. I like the idea of it insofar as it encourages interaction while removing the principle source of dopamine that makes social media addicting. At first when I started using nostr it was the case that some clients didn’t include either a like option or a zap function (maybe still?) so was kind of appreciating that too—not assuming uniformity across all clients. I do find your perspective interesting and helpful when thinking about the experience of all people present here

In any case, thanks for sharing this feedback for all to read.

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Good feedback.

Only one thing, zaps are a stronger source of dopamine activation, so that's not fixed.

Only the entry barrier is raised and participation gets lower. And there's nothing to be fixed, that's how humans work, it's an adaptative feature not a bug. Let each one decide what it wants to do or can afford to do: hit repost, like or zap.

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Zaps are worse, I'm preparing another article where I develop it, but it has changed my opinion about it a lot. They are even dangerous

Just read your first write-up, looking forward to the second. It’s a very important task not to fall into the old traps so thank you for expressing your concerns quickly. Experimentation is good, feedback, reflection, openness are essential. 🤙

Woow thank you #[3]​, so many interesting people I am meeting today. I hope to be up to the task in my next article.😀