I dunno I think it could work.
I just don't like the incentives it sets up. namely, power users are more important to nostr infrastructure providers than plebs.
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he is asking people to pay the cost of netflix for the privilige of having a stupid badge while being the content providers for his service, just think about that for a moment, while also being forced into his vision of how it should run and what will be censored
when you say it like that it does sound a little backwards.
still, I'm not certain that it won't work out for him. ppl like being seen more than they like using common sense, right?