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I noticed that different people have different default zap amounts, such that I can usually tell who zapped me based on the size of the zap and whether it was received as sats or CCs. I like to think of it as a "zap signature", or, more nefariously, like a "zap fingerprint."
So, if you're willing to share, what's your zap signature and why did you choose it?
My default amount is 30 sats, and I chose it so that the recipient will receive exactly 21 sats (70% * 30 = 21)
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I recently switched back to our community’s sacred numbers: 21 42 69 420
I’m open to other suggestions, particularly between 69 and 420 or greater than 420.
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72 sats \ 0 replies \ @Aardvark 16h
420 is good... starting now....
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42 sats \ 1 reply \ @carter 16h
we really need to get some new funny numbers 2 is too few
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Maybe our international stackers can help us out with numbers that are silly in their culture.
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lol, that's a nice lineup of significant numbers
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Whenever I write “sacred” I hear it the voice from Skyrim: “These are our sacred customs.”
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13 is scary, 51, 101, 108, 251, 1100, 2100 are pious!
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30 sats \ 0 replies \ @nichro 6h
I'm a random zap amount enjoyer. 21-42 default atm. If I find myself spamclicking too much I raise it
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180 sats \ 1 reply \ @0xbitcoiner 17h
🤠
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I used to do this but with 42 as my max
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62 sats \ 1 reply \ @nerd2ninja 9h
I have absolutely no issue with my zap fingerprint.
I chose it because my goal with SN is to not earn sats.
That sort of has me thinking why? Why is my goal to not earn sats? Call it the bias of my recent musings (it probably is), but I think its because when someone zaps me, it feels like they've done me a favor, and much prefer to be owed favors, than to be the one owing favors to others.
Who knows though, maybe that reasoning will change with time.
Anyway. Its 300 because k00b would zap 100 and that was how much I needed to zap given the amount of people I typically zapped in an online session at the time, to drain my account's balance.
Throw in receiving straight to my wallet though and I lose track of exactly how many sats I'm getting anymore so I've become less sure of how many sats I need to be getting out.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nichro 6h
Did you first get into it to earn sats, and then along the way forgot all about that goal and just enjoy posting/commenting?
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30 sats \ 5 replies \ @Catcher 17h
Ok, mine is 21 and i had no idea people receive less than that
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74 sats \ 4 replies \ @Scoresby 17h
30% Sybil fee to reduce self-zapping.
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30 sats \ 3 replies \ @Catcher 16h
Not sure what it means, tbh. But just received 30, math doesn’t math
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The UI tells you how much you were zapped but if you look at your actual wallet you receive only 70% of that
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30 sats \ 1 reply \ @Catcher 16h
Oh, sh‘t, you are right! I received exactly 21 sats. My life is a lie
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Haha yeeeppp
They do mention it here in the FAQ: https://stacker.news/faq#someone-zapped-me-100-sats-but-i-only-received-70-sats-why, but maybe it's buried under a lot of text so not a lot of people knew about it
Hahaha yea, def.
Mine changes over time, and it's pretty arbitrary (=without much numerology reason). Used to be 92 sats for big ones, and some 10-20-range CCs for small.
Since I couldn't be arsed fighting with the wallets anymore now everything is 33 CCs
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132 sats \ 2 replies \ @siggy47 16h
I use a sacred number that will lose all power once divulged. (Even if everyone on here knows it)
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I know yours, but I don't know why it's sacred.
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It's only sacred to me
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42....cuz why not :)
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you aren't the only one
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it's the meaning of the universe
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31 sats \ 0 replies \ @carter 13h
robot remind me to analyze the change in zap quantity distribution 2 weeks from now
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30 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 13h
10 20 40 50 100 250 1000
Most comment zaps are 40 or 50. Post zaps are usually 100 or 250 if they are in sports and 1000 is reserved for juicing the pot of our sports pools or the best of the best posts.
10 and 20 are just acknowledgment I read the comment.
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30 sats \ 1 reply \ @jasonb 14h
The only one I can guess well is @DarthCoin. That’s 10 CCs. I’m going to change mine now because of this post. Haha @SimpleStacker, do you know what it was? I’ll tell you once you guess.
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Is true that I zap 21 sats, but only to specific comments and specific stackers because (maybe) I want them to know it was me :) But usually I zap many different amounts.
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Literally best 'get zapped' reverse psychology post 🤣🤣🤣 well played ser 👏 🫡
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I think I'm paying out about as much as I'm getting with this one, honestly
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Excellent for engagement, good post 📫
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I'm addicted to the number 23
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30 sats \ 0 replies \ @optimism 15h
I just kept the default.
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10 has forever been my default but I hardly use it. I zap quite randomly, 20 and 41 are being the frequent, however I also zap 110-2100 on the posts that I like.
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I like how lightning appears on the screen, that's why I'm pressing multiple times on zap button. If I want to tip special amount I do long press on zap button
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30 sats \ 0 replies \ @Aardvark 16h
21, but I usually double zap by default. I go higher often.
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Mine are completely random
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30 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford 16h
Mine is very random but I have noticed the same thing.
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30 sats \ 0 replies \ @Scoresby 17h
That's a pretty awesome signature!
For a long time mine was 17, but I changed it recently.
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Now I know why so many people here zap 30 — I’ll do the same. Seeing the comments about those who follow a pattern, I’m completely in the shadows — I zap anywhere from 10 to 90, often 21.
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100 satoshis is my default zap amount
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