boka on Nostr: With respect to good causes, we have to stay conscious about ...

With respect to good causes, we have to stay conscious about #zapvertising.❗Zap-for-reaction is poison for Nostr because it turns likes and comments from honest signals into paid behavior — which is worse than legacy pay-for-reach, where reactions could at least remain voluntary, even for paid content.

We need to stay true to organic interactions. That’s the soul of Nostr and the reason it exists. Especially when the cause is good, we should trust that people will zap voluntarily.

If we stop trusting that and fall back to legacy-style payoffs, we don’t just lose a tactic — we lose what makes Nostr, Nostr.

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I’m running a small #zapvertising health experiment on NOSTR ⚡

I reviewed an article on cardiovascular risk and salt intake, based on strong clinical evidence — not nutrition hype.

To help spread signal over noise, I’m using automated zaps via aqstr (nprofile…8mhq)
• 👍 Likes → small zap
• 💬 Comments → small zap
• 🔁 Reposts → higher zap
• ➕ Follows → higher zap

I’ll manually reward exceptional comments with larger zaps.

All sats I receive will be donated to OpenSats (nprofile…5h0z) to support open-source development.

If you care about evidence-based medicine and open knowledge, jump in.

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