590 sats \ 6 replies \ @k00b 5 Dec 2022 \ on: Voting on the Sats symbol bitcoin
I'm a ⚡️ (lightning bolt) maxi.
After giving it some thought I think I’ve come around on the lightning bolt. It looks like an s, and electricity is decidedly more cyberpunk and badass than any other option.
When I created the poll I didn’t know people used the lightning bolt for Sats I thought it meant distinctly LN, but it can do both.
Wish I could update my poll. Also the tip icons on this site should go the same direction as the ⚡️emoji.
The stacked symbol is still great and a close second for me but lightning bolt works well and already has shades of adoption.
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imo this is like using a highway icon to represent car.
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Using the other symbols is like using a kabob and an s in a circle to represent a car. I'd rather have a highway icon represent a car rather than a meat treat.
They are all symbols. Symbols are inherently subject to interpretation.
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Symbols also have to be employable around the world and be immediately context recognizable. Lightning bolt is already established iconography; for lightning. It is used in signage to warn about storms and dangerous situations. Lightning bolts also get drawn in different ways by different people. There might not be an Emoji keyboard available every time someone wants to denote something in sats.
You might see a kabob, but that isn't how branding works. With global adoption, people will only see Sats no matter what their first impressions are.
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You are applying a double standard though.
"You might see a kabob, but that isn't how branding works." -> "You might see a warning about storms, but that isn't how branding works."
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What I am saying is that your impression of the symbol looking like a kabob will change. Much like your first impression of a lot of things have likely changed over time, or as you got used to it. And not everyone will see a kabob. I certainly didn't. But everyone who sees a lightning sees lightning.
A lightning bolt has an established visual context. Sats would simply be sharing that, instead of having something for itself. It is never going to be purely Sats, it will always be Sats and Lightning. Sats can and should have its own symbol.
And for that matter, suggesting the lightning bolt is only because of the Lightning Network. Sats exist off the LN and can still be sent off the LN. I believe Sats can and should have its own symbol.
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