⚡️🇺🇸 WATCH - President Donald Trump revealed to the press that the United States has secret weapons no one has ever heard of.

He confidently stated that the U.S. is stronger than most people understand.

Trump claimed the U.S. possesses the most powerful weapons in the world, more powerful than any other country, and it’s not even close.

What kind of secret weapons is Trump referring to? #asknostr

Zapvertising (some thoughts)

337,000 sats generated ($277)

Opinion was split. I’d say about a third of users thought it was fun and interesting, a third found it useful and participated, and a third hated it and probably muted me lol.

The anchor pricing of the menu had the desired effect, with most people opting for the 1k, 5k, and 10k sat options. The higher options were only there to make the main choices feel cheap by comparison.

“Zap menus” as a concept received mixed feedback. Some people appreciated the transparency, while others felt it was a gross commoditization of interaction.

Results for influencer-based algorithmic marketing were solid. Most boosted posts saw higher-than-normal engagement, with the highest-paid promotion leading to a doubling of follower count. I suspect this has less to do with my endorsement and more to do with visibility—people simply wouldn’t have seen those posts without a larger account like mine surfacing them.

Conclusion:

These kinds of behaviors—while still rare on Nostr and somewhat at odds with its organic, grassroots ethos—will likely become more common over time, just as they have on every other platform.

The differentiating factor on Nostr is the lack of trust required to form these kinds of transactional relationships. Because the zap itself guarantees the interaction—there’s no middleman, no escrow, no contracts. Just a simple, verifiable exchange between peers. Which seems to broaden this type of marketing. And that’s interesting and different.

Try not to confuse what you want nostr to be, with what humans are most likely to do on an open protocol.

Communism is when lowlife degenerate scum and genetic refuse get together and make it illegal to be normal. (ChatGPT didn’t write this one, I did)

American Attorney “You don't really own property”

“I just paid my winter property tax bill — It’s $4,875. That's for half of the year — We don't actually really own this property. We don't. We're paying discounted rent “ to the government

“For the Property, it’s around $10,000 a year. We're in Oakhams, Meridian Township, Michigan”

“So I don't know who voted for this. Over year after year, it goes up every single year by a few hundred bucks. And this is where we're at. I don't, you know, there's no legal remedies for it. You can request a hearing. They always affirm it. I'm an attorney. I get calls about this. There's really nothing you can do about it. So, I don't know.

You don't really own property.”

what are your thoughts on zaps4follows? my take is that nostr gives us the freedom to do whatever we want. i wouldn't do it. i think it's spammy and scammy. however, i also understand with very little algorithmic help, it's hard for new npubs to gain traction. if someone wants to offer the hardest money we have for some follows and engagement, i say that proof of work, the freedom to communicate, and the free market are working as intended. on the other side of the argument, if you don't like it, you're also free to complain. nostr gives us that freedom too.