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 Dear Diary, 

Is it just me or do I notice women get zapped a lot more than men on Nostr lol. 

It doesn't even have to be related to men vs women in terms of a statement of who deserves more zaps. However, proportionately, the femmes get zapped for content a male would not if they posted it in my casual observance.

It's gotta be tied to some ritualistic fiat behaviour which replaced animalistic courtship, or attention seeking evolutionary behaviours 

Thoughts?

 
 i told @Laeserin the other day its natural. men and women would rather spend money with a woman as they tend to be more pleasant and catering. 
 Ok. 

So "natural". 

Then because men traditionally in our industrialized beginnings were the "bread winner" and hence, the minds framework references this nostalgic idea subconsciously and finds it more "just", or simply more "appropriate" to not zap men as often to avoid hurting their feelings? Or is it simply the man doesn't exist in the equation  because of this very same fact and that the woman is more appropriate to zap because they, in that same context, "can use it". 

Same effort or "proof of work" goes into the content posted. No? 🤔 
  
 you speak with logic but you are neglecting emotion. being pleasant and catering speaks to emotion. spending money is tied to emotion much of the time.

as men we normally dont face the customer/public although we may be the one doing the labor. men tend to be more critical and skeptical of one another. but men and willing to relax certain boundaries and standards when it comes to women. 

shrewd businessmen have mastered this concept, "put your best face forward" aka a woman. 
 I'm not neglecting anything lol. 

It's an open discussion and I have no predisposition. Hearing out the crowd and letting it roll baby, roll 🎶  
 do you think emotion has anything to do with the zaps? do you think the men on here "feel" manly to support the ladies here? do you think men find support other men finacially as a burden? 
 Bits and pieces of those questions have to be in the soup. 

But I ALSO find it extremely interesting I notice the same behaviour out of women. As in, women zap women at the same clip they are received from men. 
 yes, women like women. lol 
 i dont think its guilt as much as a power play. like, look i can shower you with sats i am a great man. men feel good supporting women. men feel like men are leeches and should pitch a tent. 
 Yes. So the prior part of this statement does come down to an age old ritual of courtship/gamesmanship then. 

Well, where it has evolved to. Certainly not organically, but definitely not ALL nurtured - so to speak. 

Some with talent, wrote symphonic orchestras. Some with money paid sculptors to Chisle a gift and presented gowns, perfumes. 

Then that changed with industrialization but the end goal of the behaviour was the same. Perhaps buy flowers, chivalry, provide for a family. 

Now we're zapping on a P2P network on opposite sides of a medium from across the world. 

Lol 
 Idk. I have a vagina and I be zappin’ away generational wealth all day long. There are proportionately less females on nostr and an obvious need for more so maybe when a chick’s post comes up, they get zapped more purely for the value of diversifying a sausage party. 
 I'm sure that's part of it. 

But the Natural element is certainly at play. 

I want to see if after our brief era of digression from evolution and natural selection, have we arrived at it again on the other side in some sort of - what would be sci-fi in the 1970s - version of it  

And if so, as amazing as it is to think about - the interconnectedness from across vast land and water masses - kind of a step towards a dystopian evolution in that this is what it takes to connect with a like minded pool of minds? 

Unsure if I am conveying that idea well enough to comprehend. Also unsure if we are fortunate because of this and the entire experience, or if something extremely wrong happened with people across that same warp of time? 

Now that I type it out - a splash of both.  
 I understand what you mean. I’ve been zapped more for a selfie than animations that have taken me so many hours to create. In a way it makes sense, due to the current ecosystem here as I mentioned, but both have pros and cons. I may get zapped more regularly, but when you get zapped, it’s an appreciation of your content and not just for the fact that you happen to have tits 🤷‍♀️ 
 i would have to agree with the diverity piece. i like the womens notes because they dont think like me. me and the homies agree more times than not and i get little stimulation from the interaction. 
 You know I can read this, right? 

🤔 
 🤣🤣🤣 
 This is not on fiat, at best it points out to the fact that are far less women in this space than men and basic supply and demand applies here to and people react to that.

Why is that? I suspect because of personality traits differing in men and women, this is a biological reality not caused by sociological effects, that tends to make men more interested in "men fields" wich includes Bitcoin, nostr and a lot more stuff that modern naïve people tend to blame on patriarchy and not in evolutionary traits so rooted that goes literally back to the chimps

 
 It's not just you, but it doesn't apply equally to all women. Only to the sweeter, milder ones.

I'm more likely to get muted than zapped. LOL  
 Except by my frens. 🥰
But we zap back-n-forth, so it's more like asynchronous compliments and most women don't give men compliments. 
 Also, if you zap frequently, you probably have a self-hosted LN wallet that you loaded up by transferring in Bitcoin, and I think most women on here don't have that.
They just have the sats they've been zapped. 
 What is fiat to a caveman? 

Let it rest. It’s a slow burn. 🔥 
 Show some leg and you might pick up some niche followers and benefactors.

https://image.nostr.build/74dfcca65c60a9d00ef64b35ab5f17ba5585be6756e9c986fb3ce7cdd921db71.jpg 
 😂

My followers would mass-unfollow me, if I posted something too sexy. Not that I would; I just know my audience. 
 It's almost April 1st, and you're good with AI splicing. You coming out as a degenerate of some kind would make for an enjoyable day. 
 Stu's hit the bargaining stage. 😂 
 I'm think more "Lizzo on stage" and you acting as if it's an authentic reveal, see how many people fall for it. 
 ROFLMAO
People so want to think I look like that. Would be hilarious. 😂 
 Tell me the rules of how to react to thirst trap before presenting… that’s all I request 🤣 
 Well … hello 👋 
 That's the thing and to my point....

If women post a flattering photo of themselves, it gets zaps from both ends of the aisle as well. 

If I post a flattering photo of myself, no zaps and minimal replies. Almost like people dont want to be exposed for either paying attention to it and liking it. 

Except of course for homosexual males. They would have no problem zapping or brazenly..making flirtatious remarks. They have formulated an idea of themselves within the general populace's mind and take full advantage of this predisposition. 

They really have carved out a world (with the help of everyone else as well) where they get to brazenly say statements humans in other demographics would not dare to because of perceived negative connotations. 

It's actually quite amazing to think about. 

 
 honestly, I can't even tell the gender of people on nostr and it really doesn't matter. I zap content that I want to see, period.   
 Hard to read calligraphy pfp for the win….