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Thomas
@aviationdoctor.eth
Here’s how I know the vibe is shifting. I’ve been here 2.5 years, and in that time have made a ton of long-form posts on topics ranging from Ethereum to geopolitics to philosophy to science. Yet, this one cast I made in passing earlier today received by far the most recasts, likes, and comments that I’ve ever experienced. The only difference? It talks about money, and specifically, it shows evidence of my wallet tipping others a bit too liberally (I’ve since toned down the @noiceapp settings). That alone has instantly attracted engagement from multiple users that I had never interacted with before. I have to wonder how much of that was genuine vs people fishing for tips. I know most of crypto is just one brazen casino, but damn did this cast make it obvious to me today. I have to process the impact instant tipping is having on social dynamics here. At least Tipping Tuesdays give us space to be deliberate about who to tip in aggregate. Auto-tipping OTOH might just turn out to be a net negative
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that does make sense / general pulse is that fishing for tips is going to be obvious (and yes, could turn out to be spammy) trying to figure out how to solve for this. farmers, bots et al are a point of frustration that could lead to churn. if you were us, what would you do? (happy to take this to DMs as well. i'd enjoy a longer chat)
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Thomas
@aviationdoctor.eth
It’s a tough question. First off, don’t take me wrong — I’m really impressed by what you guys have done with @noiceapp. It’s frictionless, easy to set the tipping allowances and authorize, and it just works great. Yet I’m not sold on the growing monetization of every social interaction. I wouldn’t tip my buddies for having a fun or deep conversation with me over a beer. I might want to tip creators of original content here to incentivize journalistic reporting, thoughtful essays, creative artwork, etc — just not every like or comment or recast, most of which are mundane. Reddit has sidestepped this conundrum with karma — a social score that has no monetary value (secondary market of astroturfing accounts notwithstanding). It still incentivizes people to post engaging and quality content, but not be sycophantic the way USDC or equivalent does it. Maybe the tipping is not the issue — maybe it’s the tipping token that needs to be soulbound to the FID/wallet and hold no monetary value
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