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504 sats \ 3 replies \ @DarthCoin 16 Sep 2023 \ on: What have you learned from Stacker News? meta

I was using for some years reddit r/bitcoin (especially during the block size wars), but didn't post almost anything, more reading.

I notice that reddit became a shithole and the voting system was easily manipulated. So I gave up, I left and didn't open it again.

Then I found SN (I am one of the first readers here). Actually the 1st github on SN repo is by me.

SN show me that giving is carrying and you can even get back more. But some stackers are zapping too much (amount of sats) I think. They will regret it later.

https://imgprxy.stacker.news/de9jAukJCHQ05YvLKYPsrQz_HbsShgav9_5atTU6PM0/rs:fit:600:500:0/g:no/aHR0cHM6Ly9pLnBvc3RpbWcuY2MvMTNLV2I1Y1QvU04tdmFkZXIuanBn

10 sats \ 2 replies \ @birdeye21 OP 16 Sep 2023

But some stackers are zapping too much (amount of sats) I think. They will regret it later.

The only point where I disagree here. We obviously don't want to deincentivize zapping which I'm sure we agree on, but I think actually incentivizing more zapping and getting that zap velocity up is what will make SN a more vibrant exciting place to be! If everyone zaps more, people may not necessarily be losing too many satoshis if those sats end up coming back around quicker to posters/commentors

31 sats \ 1 reply \ @DarthCoin 16 Sep 2023

If I zap 1 sat or 100 sats in one upvote for your comment, it will get the same trend ranking. But if 100 stackers will zap you 1 sat then it will have a better ranking position... you understand what I mean? The amount of sats I will zap you is more like an appreciation for the content , from me, but the vote remain just one.

I myself I have specific ranks in offering sats: 10 - 21 - 100 - 1000 - 2100 etc depending on how I see that content important for me. This is something that you cannot find elsewhere.

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @birdeye21 OP 16 Sep 2023

I see and yeah I agree. The amount of satoshis people zap isn't necessarily what should be incentivized, but the frequency at which people zap I think is important! Zapping often indicates active zappers -- let's get that number as high as we can! But yes, the tricky part is incentivizing generosity while also weeding out the bad content that doesn't deserve zaps