Hot take:

OnlyZaps is a cult.

Now don't get mad, I respect your right to be in whatever cult or religion you choose, follow who you want, and absolutely self determine. We all get into weird shit and end up in weird places.

But....the OnlyZaps phenomena is completely about limiting yourself to a particular mindset where you monetize everything. It's an ideology spearheaded by popular individuals, and their fans lead the charge chanting for their new way to be the only way. And when there's push back, they recant to "You have choices but you really should try it!"

Have you heard of our lord and savior OnlyZaps? The like button is the devil! It could be a bot! It could be manipulating youj into a fiat mindset! How dare numbers on a screen give you a perception of the reach of a particular note, numbers are always fake unless there are sats attached! Now chant with me *Ohhhhmmmmm Satoshiiiiiiii, Only Sats for the HODLord, Ohhhhhmmmmm likes are shitcoins*

In all thijngs we must be mindful of extremes. We've all survived shitty social media, let's not fall into the trap of overcorrection and alienate everyone who doesn't think like you. I'm 100% pro zap, without being anti-like. I don't wish to choose sides and fight stupid clique wars. I don't want tk live left VS right, stay in your box, here are my labels bullshit. Let's all let each other choose for once. And if you choose to not see or participate in likes, that's entirely your right.

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I don’t understand why an opt-in feature is controversial.

Because those who opt-in alternate between brow-beating everyone else to join them in their choice and demanding that it should be the only way.

Those speaking loudest about it absolutely believe likes are evil and want them gone entirely. Which is why they're still talking about it even though they have the ability to opt-out of them.

#[4]​ earned huge respect from me when he made the feature opt in and only affecting the opted in person’s feed.

IMO that made the feature πŸ’―% uncontroversial and something I supported. Users deserve absolute control over what they see and what they get notified over.

I believe, unless I’m mistaken, #[2]​ is referring to a cultural phenomenon, not the technological feature.

I am, I'm not in any way against the feature's existence or anybody who chooses to use it! I'm just irritated by the constant virtue signaling about how it's so much better, and that should be the standard, or how their life magically changed and their aunt's cat was cured of cancer because they can't see likes.

If you want to centralize your social media experience and limit features you should checkout Bluesky, I hear they like echo chambers.

Ah, I got you πŸ™

Yep I still use likes as well as zaps and boosts. I will continue to do so.

The OnlyZaps crowd reminds me of the spoiled kids that got to have birthday parties growing up, and if they received a card wishing them well without any money in it, they disregarded it and thought less of the person sending it.

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People aren't good at nuance or plurality. Tribalism is easier on the brain. I appreciate you reinforcing the fact that we don't have to pick sides. I think the OnlyZaps festure is a great idea. I also think likes are a nice option to have. Gatekeeping isn't productive. nostr:npub1g3827ewz6d23rlgdhkaslc78gyule52ymcqdyt2hsxdwtlw8dt5q7dfpvgπŸ‘

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How does the community ratio shithead bad actors who make nefarious notes without something available like a 'like'???

I had to zap this…because I have no like button! Lol. I like how zapping feels substantive, but liking is approval and approval is certainly something important. I wish the zapping was integrated into Damus, the app switching causes me pause when expressing approval. I’m curious, do you have any tips for making spicy homemade bacon? I have a lot of pork, like thousands of pounds and need something good to do with it. Everyone loves habanero bacon!

You should still have the option to turn it off!

What kind of pork do you have? Sounds awesome, but not all cuts are ideal for bacon. Traditional bacon is pork belly, though you can make similar cured/smoked from mother cuts.

Sorry, just seeing this!

We’re small scale pork producers so in short we have the whole hog! Right now we sell piglets, calves, goat kids, eggs, and that’s fine, but I’m interested in doing some farm to table meat and dairy products. The food supply has become so awful, I didn’t realize how wonderful pork chops can be until I butchered a pig, there is no comparison to what is on grocery shelves. I think it’s in the nuances, our pigs graze and forage, we lacto ferment their food and we’re starting to grow crops for the purpose of feeding them. This happy healthy life makes every part of the process better for all the organisms involved. The fat profiles change, it’s pretty amazing, and I’d like to share it with people, I’m just figuring out how. There is a lot of regulation that makes the food supply how and what it is, of course some of the protocols are legitimate and important for food safety, but pasteurization and homogenizing milk for example makes a wholesome microbiome feeding product into nothing but glucose water with some fat in it. You might as well drink a soda, and this modified food doesn’t induce satiety, so it leads to overconsumption. Anyway, I digress. 😏