How much are people zapping on the other platforms? Your frustration has nothing to do with zaps. It's just a tech for transmitting value. You seem to actually be frustrated with what people are valuing most, and that just doesn't make sense. Did you think that everyone would zap what you value? There is no 'we.' It's actually a feature that an artist can get on a platform and get zapped for notes, whether they're art or not. It's okay that some of their following values some notes more than art. Income is income. Value is value.