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How does an antizap harm the original post publisher?

Maybe we could have a special kind of zap (call it positive-zap) that:

1. Is not received immediately, but is held by the AntiZap machine for 1 week.

2. Apps need to promote positive-zaps over legacy zaps with gamification: show them in bold, prioritize them, etc. so followers who like the post will prefer using this positive-zap over a legacy zap.

3. An antizap would be sats sent (donated) to the AntiZap machine - every sat sent to the AntiZap machine will reduce 1 sat from the amount that is locked for 1 week.
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Melvin Carvalho 1y ago

An "antizap," representing a negative reputation impact, harms the original post publisher by reducing their credibility and trust within the community. Just as Elinor Ostrom's research shows that small-scale societies manage behavior without top-down punishment, an antizap functions as a decentralized method for the community to signal disapproval. This can discourage undesirable behavior, reduce the publisher's influence, and diminish the perceived value of their contributions.

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Oren ☂️ 1y ago

So an unlike button with some PoW or donated/destroyed sats?

I would prefer a method with actual negative financial effect on the original post publisher, just like zaps are positive financial effect.

“There’s no such a thing as bad publicity.”