Thanks to zaps I can see a revenue stream assigned by the community to those that add some sort of value to other people, regardless of its content.
For instance, I received zaps on a post where I shared a 24km run. Why? Perhaps for simple empathetic celebratory reasons. Someone felt compelled to reward my enthusiasm, which is great. Conversely I’ve sent zaps to all sorts of posts from people I’m sure don’t see themselves as content creators as well.
Thus, yes. There is a valid discussion to be had on the incentives to attract quality content to #nostr, but even if the rewards pale in relation to other sources, we still have the community encouraging other people to hang around and exchange.
quoting note1n3d…g7ggHow do we support small creator accounts?
Talking to a creator, she mentioned that, in her experience over the past 2 months, the average zap amount per user in Nostr is an order of magnitude lower compared with other networks for the same content. So, even if she becomes a big account, it still wouldn't be good for her to stay in Nostr. I have heard similar anecdotes from others.
But what worries me the most is that the expected revenue calculations for creators always assumes a large account. Which not everyone will achieve.
We shouldnt be a network where only large accounts can collect enough revenue to survive.
So, how do we help small creators find a path to a living wave in Nostr?