Mhh, maybe it would be fun if the biggest zapper on the best items of the day get extra rewards since you don't have accurate data on how much others zapped. There is already some incentive to zap big but I think some more which is also fun wouldn't hurt.
If multiple zappers have the same biggest zap, these extra rewards are distributed.
Also: once a post has been zapped big, most other zappers are unlikely to zap big, unless they can outdo the original zapper by an order of magnitude.
I don't base this on any empirical evidence, but just on the feels (and a margarita).
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17 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek 20 Sep
most other zappers are unlikely to zap big, unless they can outdo the original zapper by an order of magnitude.
Doesn't this imply they know what the biggest zap is? Is this the margarita speaking? lol
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Probably not. If I see a really good post and it only has a little bit of zaps, I am more inclined to zap it hard (10k+).
If I see a post and it already has 40k sats zapped, I'm probably going to zap it a little, maybe up to 1 or 2k at most.
Do I know who zapped before me or how much? No. But my feeling is that the poster has gotten some good recognition and value and there is probably not too much rewards to be gained there. So, unless it is truly exceptional, I'm not going to zap much more.
Perhaps I am a miserly outlier and too mercenary, but I suspect stackers zap in orders of magnitude.
If you see a post that has a couple thousand sats but is awesome you zap it by a multiple of 10k or just a little. If you see a post that has a couple 10k of sats, you zap it just a little or you zap it up to 100k. For me at least there is a leveling up involved in thinking through a zap. The biggest zaps I've done have usually been when I felt something was under appreciated and to demonstrate the fact, you usually have to add a zero.
This may not apply to posts with less than 10k sats.
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ek playing again with the SN algo
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60 sats \ 8 replies \ @ek 19 Sep
  • extra rewards if you didn't zap DarthCoin today
  • special cowboy hat if you zapped DarthCoin today
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if you mute DarthCoin...
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Hey @DarthCoin, I hate to interrupt the frivolity, but do you know if Zeus is planning NWC connect?
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  1. Yes but is not a priority.
  2. Is quite hard to use NWC with a node that is mostly offline, is a mobile wallet. Yes you can keep it in persistent mode but not all users still understand that powerful feature.
  3. Maybe when will be released the desktop version will make sense.
If you want a desktop (persistent) source node for a NWC I suggest:
  • lightning.pub + shock wallet
  • alby hub
Don't complicate it, keep it simple. Zeus is a great mobile app but is not ready for NWC.
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@ek, I just noticed something weird. It looks like I can zap my own reply? I'm getting the lightning bolt. That ain't right. Now I see I can zap my own posts too. Are you guys messing with something?
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That's the boost button 😄 You can now boost your own reply or boast. It means, we all can brag our words with at least 10k sats.
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I guess I missed the post?
I know exactly who's been scooping up all these extra sats, k00b!
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58 sats \ 3 replies \ @ek 19 Sep
Stackers' Jealousy, 2024
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Jealousy? That's a new one on me!
Jealousy is a complex emotion that encompasses feelings ranging from suspicion to rage to fear to humiliation. It strikes people of all ages, genders, and sexual orientations, and is most typically aroused when a person perceives a threat to a valued relationship from a third party. The threat may be real or imagined.
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24 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek 19 Sep
You mean the word is new for you since you're ESL (might also be new 👀) or you're saying it's an inaccurate description for how stackers feel?
If it's the latter, I agree, it just sounds funny.
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the latter ... 🤠
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