I think Stacker News, just like any platform, needs new users; it's different from FB,X,Tiktok,Reddit and Insta, where you're assured that out of these millions of users, someone will post something that will make you stick to it. Stacker News is small, and I guess you won't see many users around here if people won't have fun and get a little amount of sats for the content they create. See Nostr? People use it because it has lots of users, and no matter if people get or send zaps, they'll still stick to it because of many like minded users and lots of content. Stacker News will has a decent user base, but not enough to make newcomers stick to it. You can choose which posts and comments to zap and how much, according to how much you're benefited from the information or had a good laugh with a meme. When a big user base becomes a reality, rewards will be removed because everyone would have something to create, share, and discuss all the time.

This is how I understand this platform. We have great creators here like Darthcoin, Undisciplined, Grayruby, realBitcoindog, Aardvark, ek, and many more I'm missing out on. Also pay2post makes Stacker News literally spam proof and down zaps work like cherries on top.

So, wait invite as many users as you can, create great content, and choose your zaps wisely.