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730 sats \ 24 comments \ @stack_harder 21h bitcoin

I sometimes find it amusing the thrill of the zap, how something like 500s makes me feel like I have won some kind of lottery. I won the fact of the day one time for 10k sats and I almost fell off my chair.

In fiat terms, I shouldn't be getting excited about a few pence or dollars, but I think I know why. Because I only get sats from doing a bit of posting, I don't get loads and it changes the way I value them.

Now, of course, I earn in fiat and do a dca once a month into bitcoin, but since that goes straight to storage, it's abstracted away.

If I had a client that paid directly in sats or the world was on a btc standard, I also think it would be different. but when you can only get like 10 sats a day from fountain and a few a month on nostr, if that, the zaps here have a much bigger impact.

I also have a circular economy thing going on where before I didn't do anything with lightning, it was just this piece of tech, but not only has SN and nostr got me into using it, I also pay the kid's pocket money in sats that I earned just posting, I don't have to do any special buys for it. Just a little sat economy going on.

Do any of you also find it weirdly thrilling to get the equivalent of ten cents in zaps?

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56 sats \ 4 replies \ @Undisciplined 21h

That's very cool and more noble than @cryotosensei just buying beer for himself with his SN earnings.

37 sats \ 0 replies \ @stack_harder OP 18h

if my local store accepted sats, i still don't think i would spend them as i would think, a six pack for 6k sats, that's fucking outrageous!

the six pack would represent 6 weeks of hard milking on SN lol

48 sats \ 2 replies \ @cryotosensei 21h

And in actual fact, I pimp my son’s drawings here. I do make an effort to send my SN earnings to his account, though

22 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 21h

MOAR BEER!

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @stack_harder OP 18h

where can i purchase a sensei Jr original piece of artwork ?

32 sats \ 1 reply \ @denlillaapan 19h

yes.

Every little zap is mentally worth so much more than paychecks in a fiat bank account. Freakin weird how that is.

And just like you, winning those big pots or getting phat zaps is a WONDERFUL sensation of awe and gratitude.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @stack_harder OP 18h

do you think if you were fully paid in sats, you would also feel the same effect from the juicy zaps?

32 sats \ 0 replies \ @PictureRoom 20h

Yes, completely. It's changed the way that I value time, energy and value. Still a lot to learn, embrace and integrate into my life, but the pursuit of it feels good.

32 sats \ 3 replies \ @cryotosensei 20h

a few a month on nostr

I immediately downloaded Primal after I read this haha. But darn it! the primal wallet isn’t supported in Singapore;(

Do you have ZBD? I answer its quiz question every day to get a few sats haha

24 sats \ 2 replies \ @stack_harder OP 18h

whats your npub? let's have it! you can attach other wallets for receiving zaps on primal, i attached WOS and it works when i manage a few little zaps a month lol

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei 15h

Let’s try!

Here’s mine:

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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei 15h

Always good to have another source of zaps! Well done

32 sats \ 1 reply \ @Aardvark 21h

The sats from zaps are insanely rewarding. Someone had to give them to me. It has meaning. It carries weight. They had to think about it and decide if what I said has value.

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @stack_harder OP 18h

it's true. i have to say, even the little lightning animation when zapping people here is also quite satisfying

32 sats \ 1 reply \ @cleaningup12 21h

I noticed UNCLE ROCKSTAR was active on Nostr all of a sudden and was re relaying notes

I just said 'UNCLE ROCKSTAR woke up and chose to share memes'

Bam 💣 💣 10k zap

Gives you a buzz for sure

15 sats \ 0 replies \ @stack_harder OP 21h

i even got a second-hand buzz just reading about how you got a 10k zap lol

22 sats \ 3 replies \ @NovaRift 21h

That's so true. Even getting zapped 10 sats or CC's makes me very happy.

15 sats \ 2 replies \ @stack_harder OP 21h

I don't get super jazzed about CCs, but the fact you can spend them to make a post is pretty cool and does make them useful , just less exciting :p

14 sats \ 1 reply \ @NovaRift 21h

I understand this is why I like CC's too, but you're also right getting sats is just much more exciting.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @stack_harder OP 18h

must be how gamblers feel in the casino lol

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @sasasuina 8h

Yeah! Sats are 1,000 times more precious than cents.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @OT 14h

I'm amazed when someone zaps a large amount on my post. It's happened a couple of times and I want to thank them but have no idea who it was.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 16h

Zapped for Borat lol

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @mod 16h outlawed

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