I can't quite articulate why I feel the need to zap.

Like why not just participate without giving money?

Is it because I think this supports the network, because of some human instinct to reciprocate?

or because zaps are public, to not be perceived as cheap or a moocher? Maybe even to be seen as a "big tipper"

What is the psychology around this because it seems counter intuitive


I love Zaps ⚡ especially receiving them being new to #Nostr


"Humans are intensely social animals and research suggests mimicry is a critical part of human social interactions. It is intimately tied to relationships, liking, and empathy, functioning both as a signal of rapport and as a tool to generate rapport."


I like the feeling of being able to share wealth even though it's not much. It still feels good to spread it around without over exposing my resources to live.


You get a dopamine hit every time you zap. It is proven


It’s because it’s cooler than a like. It’s more like a “hell yeah” or a “damm right, there you go”


🤘Hell Yeah!

🤘Hell Yeah!


Since money is energy..interaction using Zaps is like sending energy on financial protocol. I get value and I send value back. Sats are valuable if you believe in #bitcoin appreciating down the wire so it's a way stronger display of the attention you gave to the note compared to simple like 👍🏼.


just let it happen. be the ball. be the ball. na na na na na na na na…


You just want me to zap you, don’t you?


I think it’s bc we love playing with our Bitcoins


The psychology is: #V4V , no?


Because we can


I think of my little zaps as accumulating to the cost of buying someone a drink if we were out together, because all the things said online over the course of months would happen in an hour, in person.

Totally separate from tipping for produced content, donating to a cause, or insights that broaden my view.


All zaps are public?


It gives a feeling, something real.


Most


It's called Blooming. I learned this concept from you and I'm very thankful


Love

Love


For me it’s reciprocation. When some one zaps me I feel the need to zap forward.


Onward 🫡

Onward 🫡


It's just kinda fun. Zap! ⚡

(Kind of feels better than a like)


Who uses public zaps in 2024?


https://image.nostr.build/0f0c3f8f59c68e1f163d9e55d32465116320928357bcf692335e25f6d9912790.jpg

#blooming


1 - it became a tradition in this community

2- this is what happens when money has power, you donate, you are ok with giving a tip using uber, in restaurants, using some service. You lost that fear of spending money.


seriously want to get into the zaps but can’t in new york for some reason i’m still not understanding 🥲


Zap to encourage more good content on on NOSTR. A bargain to be in a private and free environment.


It’s simple, nature loves energy exchange. ⚡

Look what a tree gets and what it gives to its surroundings. The roots, the dead leaves, the fertiliser, the free housing for birds…

It feels absolutely natural because thats how our simulation runs on: constant collaboration, on a unconditional love framework ❤