tipping is foundational to farcaster & social economies overall

engagement = attention + tangible value exchange

attention = community formation + token distribution

tipping initiates token distribution → aligns financial incentives → boosts quality content → grows communities → amplifies attention → expands distribution

today: most projects have native token engagement, broadly distributing their token across the network

simplified: tip (signal) → "free money" → attention → price, project & community discovery → increased desire for token → token-based contributions → tip (signal)

next: staking → locks token distribution, stabilizes economic value, rewards long-term community contributors

considerably unserious // building idle rpg /animarising

so: staking token X → earning more of token X → more content → stronger community alignment → more tipping

all together: distribution → organic marketing → token holders → stakers → community advocates → distribution 

when incentives align downstream, value accrues upstream—driving a race to the top 

tomorrow: community tooling, ecosystem-wide incentive alignment & resilience mechanisms (flywheel)