10 sats \ 3 replies \ @Scoresby OP 18 Jan \ parent \ on: How do you explain zapping to non-bitcoiners? bitcoin
Micro-tipping is a term I've tried to use, but it's got tipping in it with all it's associations.
I like micro payments better.
Wiki:
The etymology for the synonym for tipping, "gratuity", dates back either to the 1520s, from "graciousness", from the French gratuité (14th century) or directly from Medieval Latin gratuitas, "free gift", probably from earlier Latin gratuitus, "free, freely given". The meaning "money given for favor or services" is first attested in the 1530s.
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Before I wrote the original post, I went down the synonyms rabbithole. There are some great words:
Bonus, alms, tithe...heck even calling it tribute is kinda cool. But I think most people will get distracted if I say we're bringing tribute back on the world wide web.
I like the emphasis on freely given, though. Too bad tip seems to have lost most of those connotations.
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“let me explain bro.
ZAPS are: ZAPS⚡️
got it. Cool.”
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