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111 sats \ 7 replies \ @Undisciplined 17 Jan \ on: How Does The New Boost Work? meta

This is part of the No Trust November experiment.

Boosts count the same as zaps and items are purely ranked by how many sats they received (net of zaps minus downzaps).

11 sats \ 6 replies \ @Jon_Hodl OP 17 Jan

Thanks for the reply.

How do I boost this post? I don’t see it anywhere?

In the home feed, I see a bunch of small boost amounts on some posts. What does that mean?

56 sats \ 5 replies \ @k00b 17 Jan

Hit the icon next to your post where the lightning bolt usually is

61 sats \ 3 replies \ @Jon_Hodl OP 17 Jan

Thanks, man.

Seems legit. Is this to incentivize more boosting?

134 sats \ 2 replies \ @k00b 17 Jan

It's aimed at making things clearer - if you understand how zaps work, you understand how boost works now. We're noticing a lot of folks using it to signal I want to guarantee a minimum amount of visibility for this thing I'm sharing.

The set of changes are lightly described here and elaborated on here.

111 sats \ 1 reply \ @Jon_Hodl OP 17 Jan

I like it, man. Solid work. I really like the removal of boost minimums.

I just read both of those posts and totally get it.

11 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 23h

The way we figure it: bitcoin, and especially lightning, is confusing enough. Anywhere bitcoin can make something more transparent, we should use it that way. Then, maybe someday, on net, SN can be more transparent and easier to use than a comparable forum.

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei 20h

Thank you! Now I know