Oh that adds a whole new dimension. Yeah, I don’t have that.
Sats + validation from a friend = the best zap experience.
What are the social rules of zapping?
Do you have to tell people you zapped them?
I like to know who zapped me. But I’m not mad at anonymous sats. When I zap people I my inner voice says, “You don’t have to say anything. That person appreciates it. ” But my ego says, “they must know it was you!!”
I didn’t even have to show my bobs. Nostr is already improving my life.
There’s at least a dozen different ways to do this.
It’s 2023 how am I still having these conversations with people?
Zaps are an interesting dynamic.
In theory it should lead to a higher quality of content by incentivizing thoughtful discourse.
Or maybe it incentivizes group think? Masses of people trying to figure out what to say in order to get zapped by appealing to emotional stimuli. Anger, tugging heart strings, erotic content, fear porn, and things exploding, always get eye balls.
It’s an exercise in marketing I suppose. Do things people like, get finically rewarded.
So maybe it doesn’t lead to a higher quality of content but a competition to provide content that people like. Does this result in decentralized “Only Fans” and doom scrolling? So far it doesn’t seem that way but I only interact with Bitcoiners.
But one thing is for sure. The ability to get rewarded for your content prioritizes the use of Nostr over other social media. Trad social media can not compete with this. The centralized model is to attractive to not be captured by interested parties. The more money involved the more attractive it is to rent seekers and authoritarians.
When people talk about Bitcoin being the internet of money. This is it.
Explaining Bitcoin to people is an act of love.
I know it’s discouraging when people don’t receive it that way. But that’s how love works. It’s a sacrifice, where you give of yourself expecting nothing in return in hopes that you have done good in the world.
I Love you psychos.
Did you stack today?
This is your friendly reminder to stack if you have not done so.
You have a lot to learn. Good luck.
In 1 month Nostr is a completely different beast.
A year from now people won’t even remember social media before Nostr.
The integration with LNurl allows more features.