I’ve come to realize that although we joke about badges, they sort of are a way of public acknowledgement or verification of certain aspects like “first 100 adopters”, “Nostr Do-Gooder”, “Pleb Captain” etc where new or unknown users can take a look at someone’s profile and see they’re validated in certain areas as the protocol expands out. Yes it will be manipulated like anything else, but the ideology seems pretty solid
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Yea little token of recognition. Not everbody representing an "org", some just solo riders wanna show 💜. First y'all force me to NIPify. Then y'all mad for badges lol
lol yeah I’m gonna get around to one for everyone who supported my zap-donation the other night. They can’t take it or leave it, but I think something like that would tell other users “hey, this personal supported a good cause (or multiple) so they might be someone I can trust or follow for good content. Just like when we select our real life friends based on them doing good deeds for us or being there when needed and proving who they are. No one told you they were good so they became your best friend.