I am not sure it is possible to gamify the best parts of human nature. Those require intentionality, discipline, self-control, and critical thinking, all of which are antithetical to the "turn your brain off and do the things the system gives you a dopamine hit to reward you for doing."
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So how can Nostr build systems that reward users for intentionality, discipline, self-control, and critical thinking?
Ser, have you heard of zaps?
Zaps cause as many issues as they solve. See GM bots, scammers posting other people's art, and zap4follows posters.
Oh for sure! We see the same sort of scammers and grifters in other areas of life, as well.
"A fool and his money are soon parted."
But in the long run, those providing genuine value receive more positive reinforcement. And there's not really a way to prevent people from being gullible, as we have seen repeat itself over and over in cRyPtO.
That's a defeatist attitude. I can't imagine it, so it can't be done.
You can imagine a way to prevent people from falling for scams, or for keeping people from becoming scammers, or coming up with new ways to scam? I am all ears.
How would you propose we keep the freedom to zap people when we value their content, but also prevent people from zapping scammers and grifters?
Or should we get rid of zaps, because scammers can use them to extract value from the gullible?
I never proposed that.
That's why I asked the original question. I'm not sure, and would like to hear what others think.