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Knightridder | 5 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +6 
 Lol, that sounds like the exact opposite of an elite Nostr user to me.

The word ‘elite’ has been bastardised to mean someone who has success without earning it.
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Laeserin | 5 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Every elite has earned their spot in the top 10%.

It's the move up to the top 0.1% that is sometimes inexplicable and seems to mostly be a latent network effect, that is self-amplifying, rather than a result of personal effort or ability.
That's why elites tend to be above-average, but also surprisingly underwhelming.
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SovereigntyQuest | 5 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 Is there a possibility(an idea I have leaned towards since nostr started to gain traction around the first Nostrica event) that there were accounts/users who were "sponsored" as part of a pr type exercise. Fast massive follow count, huge zap earnings, promotion in trending etc.  I somewhat find it understandable, if it is so, as a way to show nostr in a good light and highlight it's potential as a v4v social protocol. It's my understanding that Reddit used that tactic in it's early days too for much the same reason.
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Laeserin | 5 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 That would go some way to explaining why zaps and followers are so oddly concentrated, and so detached from the actual activity within the app. 🤔
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Knightridder | 5 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 🎯 well said!