Zaps are an interesting dynamic.

In theory it should lead to a higher quality of content by incentivizing thoughtful discourse.

Or maybe it incentivizes group think? Masses of people trying to figure out what to say in order to get zapped by appealing to emotional stimuli. Anger, tugging heart strings, erotic content, fear porn, and things exploding, always get eye balls.

It’s an exercise in marketing I suppose. Do things people like, get finically rewarded.

So maybe it doesn’t lead to a higher quality of content but a competition to provide content that people like. Does this result in decentralized “Only Fans” and doom scrolling? So far it doesn’t seem that way but I only interact with Bitcoiners.

But one thing is for sure. The ability to get rewarded for your content prioritizes the use of Nostr over other social media. Trad social media can not compete with this. The centralized model is to attractive to not be captured by interested parties. The more money involved the more attractive it is to rent seekers and authoritarians.

When people talk about Bitcoin being the internet of money. This is it.