I have been on this platform for about a week now. Here are my first impressions and opinion (seeing as I am very new, please correct me if I am missing something or writing nonsense):
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Layout and offering: The simplicity of Stacker is refreshing. Not a ton of things you can do here. Read and write posts relating to one of the subs and participate in bounties. It serves specific needs and doesn't have over cumbersome functionalities that are barely ever used, so really nice (would have liked to be able to follow someone or be notified when a user posts something?)
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Economics: Having to pay sats in order to post something had me raise an eyebrow initially, but I've come to realize that it's a great way to keep users attentive to what they post. Even though it's very inexpensive and accessible to post, I think knowing in the back of your head there is a cost to do something helps to at least keep some shitposters at bay. Being rewarded by other users based on what you post is very cool. I have always wanted to start posting articles on a platform where I can just write about business/finance and other things I find interesting, like Bitcoin. The thing about spaces like Twitter and all the other options is that any effort regarding posts will, at best, amount to worthless likes, whereas at Stacker you can actually gain sats from users that find your posts useful or interesting. That's nothing short of being awesome. Enjoy making posts about things you like and get tipped in the best money available while tipping other users according to how useful or interesting you find their work? Sign me up. I'll never forget that I stacked enough sats (apologies for bragging) on my first post that I can literally go to one of the shops in my area and buy 1x lunch with it using my wallet (which I fully intend on doing). For something I enjoyed sharing? Insane!
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Community: Engagement from other users have been great when it comes to posts and comments. But what's really impressive here is the fact that I went over to the jobs sub out of curiosity and saw one or two job postings that I would have actually wanted to apply for if I was in search of a job (might be looking sometime in the future and this will be my first stop). It's impressive to me because I have no qualification or background in IT, coding or blockchain (less what I have learned the last few years online) which is what I thought would be almost all the postings, but there are actually options much broader than that. Being able to do work remotely and being paid in sats (or make use of offered services and paying in sats) is something a lot of people would love to know that that option is available. Some discussions/posts/comments from other users have also been very informative to myself, relevant to what I am busy with at the moment in my life and some have been absolute entertainment to read
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Overall: Stacker is easy to use, fun to participate in and a useful tool
tips cowboy hat and rides off
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