We have to parse the point about engagement farming, because there's a positive element to it as well. On nostr, or other similar platforms, I often scroll right past stuff without really looking at it. Getting people to stop and take a look at content is part of the point. On the other hand, if we're regularly stopping to read and zap content we don't actually value, that is a problem.

There wasn't always a large donation to the pot. That came sometime after territories were created and I think it's partially to offset how expensive territory rent is. k00b expects daily ad revenue to exceed 100k at some point in the near future and is preemptively creating that environment.