Maybe it's all just anecdotal, but my professional advice is to analyze the distribution for the month pretty carefully.

over 1,000 stackers have already earned sats this month, which is within our typical range

> the number of zaps people make across the site is actually growing in March

To who though? 

I'm sensing from many of the comments that the distribution is not the same. Obviously, that doesn't mean it's worse, but I think that will be an important thing for you guys to dive into as you evaluate this experiment.

Undisciplined

Million Sat Madness is a Keynesian Beauty Contest

> I am losing my SATs instead of getting zapped here
No more VALUE for VALUE

Zapping on Stacker News still works the same way it did in February, in fact the number of zaps people make across the site is actually growing in March.