Hopefully. But it can also work in reverse. Small payment here, small payment there and it’s easy to lose track of what you’re spending because it’s so easy to do. At the end of the month you’ve spent more than before.
Psychologically making small snap payments is easier than one larger sum.
Just look at Zaps. You’ve likely spent more on Nostr paying for posts than you have on Twitter.
It’s a dopamine effect and feel good too. It’s nothing to Zap 0.20 cents each day. That’s $6/mth. Doesn’t seem like much but it adds up here and there.
Sure, some will spend to much, but overall I think it’s positive
I do think the positives of lightning network vastly outweighs the negative. I’m just not looking forward to exploiting businesses taking advantage of the system. However I want the growth to occur and looking forward to paying artists directly (one case) for their work.
