Custom reacts are cool if you also zap
But if somebody posts a react to your note and doesn't zap it, they're basically saying your note was so shitty that it wasn't even worth 1 sat.
Discussion
I frankly think this reasoning is faulty and leads to some really messed-up thinking. For one, value given does not have to equal value received. We are all always trying to increase our circumstances, and every choice made voluntarily is done so in anticipation of increased net utility to us. You should not therefore expect tips to be an exact representation of the value they perceive in units of money.
Another issue is that value is subjective, and not everyone even has, needs, wants, can afford to spend, etc., bitcoin.
Still another issue is that a positive-value tip is not some thing to be expected every single time someone appreciates a service they receive. What the heck guarantees a person to receive voluntary tips? Even if the prospective tipper has received something they value, what reason do we have to expect that they will always pay an amount of money at all? Further, what would be the utility of such a norm should it become enforced by the notion that one's lack of tipping constitutes a lack of enjoyment? Would not people limit their exposure to things for fear of needing to tip everything they found useful, and the sheer mental tax of figuring out how much?
I'm sorry, but this statement is dogmatic and asinine in the face of praxeology, practicality, and its restrictive implications on a person sensitive to the feelings of others.
I disagree. A reaction is for a note worth reacting to.
A zap is for a note so good or impactful that you want to impart upon the author monetary value as thanks.
My issue is that I don't want half hearted response. I want emotion good or bad. No response is a response.
Finally, a zap is a cost. The bots will make “free” a wasteland of spam
The bots are going to ruin this if we don't attach a small cost to engagement.
That's fair.
I agree that 'free' is a trap and bots are a problem. So maybe there's a way to add cost without forcing people to part with money if they don't agree.
Maybe a client side filter that allows you to hide responses that are not accompanied by a zap from the same user.
Pair that with the ability to voluntarily configure a minimum zap amount for reaction emojis.
People can then choose to have broader engagement to their responses, or not. Consumption of content is not penalized. Action is voluntary, and bots now have a real world cost to even be visible.
Do that at the relay level and let each user set their own price. Spam puts a burden not just on users, but on the relays that store all of those notes.