Integrating zaps directly to an npub, specially since it's mint "controlled" puts the incentive on consenting with the majority sentiment in things, for profit. The 2 steps removed that zaps are now provide a buffer for that dopamine cycle. Again, don't want to be negative and could be well off the mark, but it's something to consider.

The great thing about ecash is that the mint doesn't know who owns what. How I understand it, the entire concept of minorities or majority cannot exist for a mint. Only tokens exist