Wondering what everyone thinks about this. If you zap someone for something they posted, at what point would you expect that person to acknowledge your zap, say thank you, etc.?

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expect nothing. but the answer is it depends on the individual receiving the zap and what kind of person they are.
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FeynStructure 1 month ago
I think I'm primed from my days on Reddit where I found it just absolutely cringe when people would go out of their way to thank people for their worthless upvote karma, so on the one hand I lean towards not acknowledging. On the other hand, zaps are money; they have real value, so it feels a bit different. Ultimately, I'm with the people who say "expect nothing in return for your generosity." It's a pretty good stance for life generally. If you need some sort of pat on the back for your zap, just don't zap.
All depends on how the receiver feels in that moment. If you feel like saying thank you for 1 sat zap then do it. If you don’t feel like saying anything for a 10k zap then don’t. No obligation, just genuine response (or not)
Yea my hunch is that most people probably don’t expect a thank you, and I agree that’s a good mindset to have, but I also think it’s good to acknowledge people’s generosity. Just wondering what others think about it.
I forget the account, but there was some meme account I used to follow that I stopped because every morning I'd see them making a post thanking everyone who sent them a zap the day before. It was exhausting and felt really fake, like "if I thank them they'll give me even MORE money". No, I'll mute you.
I never expect, but I didnand I do when I don't feel my note was worth as much as was zapped. Once I got 250k sats for a meme, thought it was an error and DM the guy. It wasn't, I was shocked and thanked him again.