Set your default zap to something low.

Then zap instead of liking a note.

There is no reason for a like on nostr as there are no algorithms. When we inevitably do get algos on nostr, I’d like them built around the notion of value.

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Zapping needs to be as seamless as tapping like, once that happens then I agree.

It is on many desktop clients. Mobile needs some work.

How do you think algos will get around ppl pumping their own shit with alt accounts?

Assholes are gonna asshole and at one point we need to come to grips with that.

How do you stop them from doing this with likes?

Likes don't cost anything that's why zaps would be the filtration method for an algo.

Agree in part. I think zaps should be a user filter to filter their engagement levels. Not sure how this should look, but I think Bitcoin was meant for it.

Few then many.

Setting my zaps low is hard.

And you guys rock.

So I blow out my weekly zap budget before a week lapses. 🀷

Likes can still be useful without algorithms. The Fediverse has likes with no algorithms. Not everybody is going to want to buy and invest in a balance of sats in order to interact with others.

I disagree. Until clients are LN wallets for 1 click, the "fee" for zapping is rather high. Suppose it takes 3 seconds: that's about a thousandth of an hour, so at $100/hr that's $0.10, which is nearly 400 sats, or more than typical zap. Not to mention, flow interruption. I like likes too.

Nostrgram and snort is exactly what you describe when I’m using them.

Likes are an old metric for the old social media centralization algos. A Zap conveys value created. #V4V