We'll see. I think if posts are able to resurface and people can earn rewards for zapping them when they do, then we'll see more zaps on older posts.

> I've been a little hesitant to give full control to recent zaps alone, but I'm probably just FUDing myself and it's worth experimenting with.

I think the difference would be pretty marginal.  95% of zaps happen in the first 48 hours.  At least this gives a chance of good old posts to resurface.

SimpleStacker

Nice! That's roughly what I arrived at as an accumulator for making a resurface decision. When it exceeds a dynamic threshold, I'd move forward the 

I've been a little hesitant to give full control to recent zaps alone, but I'm probably just FUDing myself and it's worth experimenting with.

Edit: It also hadn't occurred to me to use it raw like this until your comment. I think this would make it worth being in the back catalog.

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Scoresby

Nice! That's roughly what I arrived at as an accumulator for making a resurface decision. When it exceeds a dynamic threshold, I'd move forward the `effective_age`. 

I've been a little hesitant to give full control to recent zaps alone, but I'm probably just FUDing myself and it's worth experimenting with.

Edit: It also hadn't occurred to me to use it raw like this until your comment. I think this would make it worth being in the back catalog.