Zaps are nice, but they are distractions. Just having a meaningful conversation with another being is more than money can buy.
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Meaningful conversations bring me back to Nostr . . . and so do zaps. A soulful conversation seems to have more staying power though.
It’s really about the friends we made along the way. 🫂
(No zaps for you!) 😂
Having a conversation with someone is giving them a small piece of your time and time is the most valuable asset you have.
Hi the fishcake 🤟😉🏴☠️ Absolutely. While zaps are fun and a great way to show appreciation, they’re just a tool what really matters is the depth of connection and the exchange of ideas. A meaningful conversation can challenge perspectives, spark new insights, and create lasting bonds. In a world obsessed with transactions, genuine dialogue is priceless.
GM my lord
But of course, my friend, we must interact with others, empathize with others, beyond the zaps. zaps are an incentive to make ourselves worthwhile and different.
Let us never stray from dialogue, because dialogue between humans is something so wonderful and rich in information.
Hugs and greetings from Argentina.
GM! I am not a lord, least of all things yours 😂🫂☕️
💯 I think zaps are dependent on connection and authenticity more than a distraction from it, though... except with people who allow them to become a distraction. That really says more about the person than the environment though 😅
True 😂😂😂
Yes
💯 worth all the zaps. Meaningful connection is what sets nostr apart, zaps are just a bonus. BRB zapping this note 🤙
Zaps are a new type of incentive in the context of a social network, and incentives in part drive behaviors. Values also drive behaviors. Poor behaviors around zaps might simply indicate poor values. I don’t think they’re a distraction at all. They’re revolutionary.
Hell yeah
If I had to choose one between a meaningful conversation and a zap, I would choose the meaningful conversation
Truth. Still zaps help. My pov.
Agree completely, but what’s starting to bum me out is how we all sit here on nostr talking about meaningful dialog. Scan this reply thread, nobody is talking to each other. It’s broadcast only. The biggest voices on the platform just shout things about community then disappear. It’s quite a charade.
Factual. I guess we don’t have a critical mass to have sustained dialog. I do run a cross some silly discussions time to time, but a majority does not have too deep of a meaning
I'm not so sure it's critical mass as much as it is we've been conditioned to accept the mobile+broadcast+timeline pattern as the primary form of communication. It's just everyone screeching into the void and wondering why they feel alone. Sorry if that sounds negative - I'm not trying to be... just attempting to put my finger on why people are desperate to reimplement the same patterns which have failed to provide meaningful dialog at scale on the major platforms. Popular opinion states if there were just more people on nostr, then people would engage in meaningful dialog, when I think the opposite would happen. Ephemeral broadcast does not engender meaningful connections.
I'd like to see less doom scrollers just liking posts and calling it a day. With a zap button, do we even need a like button?