But regardless of the platform humans die for attention and I can see SN becoming a cesspool of people looking for sat tips instead of likes and retweets
Of course, but the question is what the differences are with upvotes/retweets and sats tips. One is a worthless signal of a hivemind, the other is a small share of the most finite monetary asset in existence. I feel like behavior will be different and different kinds of content will be rewarded—the question is how!