That said, zaps are seen publicly so as long as itās visible on the post, anyone who sees that post sees that zap message. In that case, it makes more sense to zap posts that are popular, instead of zapping to get the attention of the person youāre zapping.
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I wish I could say I see what you are saying, but Iāve never seen the messages in zaps.
Use a better client. Damus severely lacks features compared to other apps. Nostur, Primal, and Yakihonne are much better.
I just tried #Nostur and #Yakihone. Conversion was rough on the follower/following count, and now see missing responses in DM and how zap messages are displayed, but those two apps were cluttered vs. simple #damus. Iāll try primal next but keeping expectations low.
If none of those apps work out to your liking, maybe you can convince the Damus team to add the feature you want. Itās useful to see the zap messages on the notes as you scroll. As for follower counts, thereās no consistency with that because it depends which relays your app is pulling peopleās contact lists from. Each app handles it its own way. Nostur just shows infinite followed if I remember correctly, which is probably my favorite š¤£