If I’m on a platform that handles spam control and content filtering through “tokens” and money — which are also used to post and comment — and I earn them, that makes me really happy. More for commenting, more for posting. Even though I stopped posting after the initial excitement wore off and I realized I was talking about personal experiences that are new to me but old news for the users here.

Well, he must be on the other side of the curve, where he already has the knowledge and has shared so much that it is better to share and consider those who arrive. I do not have nearly as much experience as he does. And who knows, by sharing mine I might reach the same place as a commentator that I am today, but with more experience to consider. I think that posting good content is part of this experience gain.

Being a territory owner is awesome, because it turns out that I mostly want to read what other people are thinking and talk to them about it.

If somebody come as new user to SN only with "I want to earn sats" in mind.. is a moron shitcoiner.

Even me that I joined very early to SN, when I saw it, in my mind wasn't seen as a faucet, but more as a decent clean platform to discuss with other bitcoiners.

The thing is that you created a monster and now it gets harder to control it. That's why you have me here pushing with my controversial ideas.

It's hard for me personally to see SN as a side-hustle, so I have to rely on your feedback, as a professional author. This is valuable.

You're most likely the #1 ranked recipient of my CCs (while I'm unlikely to be your #1 zapper.) I kind of feel like this actually matters; I'm treating this like a customer satisfaction study. Not the ones for form tho. The ones where we improve based on the feedback and actually come out more excellent.

The way I see it, we need to drive more traffic to original content on SN. Let me draw things on my magnetic travel whiteboard sheets today and try some things... I'm feeling inspired and I have a day off coding today.

I think that it's OK to share your personal experiences even if there are others that are ahead of your curve.

I've seen a lot of empathy here which is often hard to find on the platforms of the past. If I could wish for a second thing after quality content to be retained forever on SN, it would definitely be empathy.

This is true and it is what makes me comment with my opinion on posts that I am interested in. I will try to publish again with my experiences as a newbie.

But I want sats I want to feel the weight of my zaps!

Does @DarthCoin need to update his slogan? Spend your sats wisely, but spray away your cc’s with reckless abandon

@Undisciplined mentioned that he found his niche in thoughtful replies instead of writing own posts. Sounds like you came to a similar conclusion.

I get your point in linked post about demand - I think. Do I get it right that you're saying that my demand for the harder money is making me spend the weaker money first, because from my perspective I have less desire to hold on to the latter?

Ultimately that means that the bad money "driving out" the good money is only valid until it goes to 0?

That new thing being SN? Because of quality content. Full stop. It's literally the single reason why I'm here and what drove me here prior to even creating an account. You yourself are a producer/curator of great content; I assume you get joy out of doing that. Am I wrong in that?

If zaps are the more compelling reason to join, then quality is likely to decline overall, because the driving force will become the gainz rather than producing and consuming quality content.

What were the daily routines of the Knights Templar

The Knights Templar followed a strict monastic-military routine blending prayer, work, and discipline:

Daily Schedule 4:00 AM: Rise for Matins (night prayer). Horse care: Grooming and tending to warhorses immediately after Matins. 6:00 AM: Prime (first daytime prayer), followed by Mass. 9:00 AM: Terce (third hour prayer). Noon: Sext (midday prayer), then a silent meal with Bible readings. 3:00 PM: Nones (ninth hour prayer). 6:00 PM: Vespers (evening prayer), followed by dinner. 9:00 PM: Compline (night prayer), then wine/water before bed. Midnight: Lights out, with candles burning to deter "temptations".

Diet: -Meat (beef, ham, bacon) allowed 3x/week to maintain strength. -Vegetable-based meals (with eggs, cheese, and grains) on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays. -Fasting on Fridays and from November 1 to Easter.

Work: -Horse training, armor maintenance, and administrative tasks between prayers. -Idleness forbidden; even meals included paired eating to monitor fasting.

Silence: -Mandatory during meals and from Compline to Matins. -Boasting and idle chatter prohibited.

Discipline: -Clothing: Plain habits (no pointed shoes or ornamentation). -Chastity: Dormitories lit at night, knights slept fully clothed. -Obedience: Leaving the preceptory required Master’s permission.

This regimented life, governed by a Rule expanding from 72 to 700+ clauses, balanced monastic devotion with military readiness.

This was of course all a set up to make you defeat your own bet 😂

Exactly that. Very few people understand this logic, that cc are only for SN. And not spending sats but ccs is in in fact stacking sats.

LOL, I'm stealing that phrasing. Thanks, Car!

CCs are completely fine with me. I zap enough that they just evalorate anyhow.

And the feedback/engagement I get here is obviously miles better than anywhere else (nostr, comments, twitter, emails or real life). In part, which is my point, because we get zaps and rewards for engaging

People actually rage quit? I havent had a problem since ccs came about, but l did doubt it initally.

half-interesting point... I've reflected on this a few times (can't find the posts here: #877087), but I think it's a combo of

Don't think I would bother if there weren't a sizeable zap component involved. That's also one of the reasons I'm much less interested/committed to SN now than six months ago (when the zapping was much better).

This quote, from my hatter post, resonate

No. No. NO. NOOOOEH.

Fuck, I hate the Bitcoiners and their Gresham's obsession. Just no, #738907

being less anal about this, there's some logic in your story, since every version of bitcoin (on-chain, lightning, ecash) are the same, so they actually are (artificially?) fixed in price. ... but CCs aren't. They are strictly inferior, and don't have a market price fixed at 1 sat