I love the #nostr protocol and the tech being built on it. The future is exciting.
Nothing’s perfect though. I’m struggling NOT to see a plutocracy forming around content zapped by big players. I know their intentions are good, but when a fat #zap bumps a post to the top automatically are we really getting the voice of the community on our feeds?
I wonder if a filter option like this for a #nostr client makes sense: prioritize by number of zaps under x value, perhaps with a sliding scale so you can make judgements for yourself about how different tiers of #btc wealth value something. You still get the skin in the game aspect of zaps which is way better than the “likes” noise, but might be able to skim off the natural plutocratic effects.
Thoughtful discussion appreciated! Cheers.
Eric FJ
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2024-07-26 20:34:00
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