It is interesting though, your point about the effort that goes into the video vs like a vlog maybe (yet somehow I imagine vlogs could end up making more money on nostr) I think clients should suggest to people what things are worth, or maybe the author should be able to suggest. It should still be up to the viewer to pay or choose their own price but it helps the market decide what is fair. I wouldn't be surprised if a 5 buck zap yielded more 5 buck zaps while a 1 sat zap yields more tiny zaps and people don't consider "how much did I enjoy or appreciate this video", they just think, "oh wow, this was great and others have zapped about X so I'll zap Y."

no not at all, i was gonna suggest like 3,000 sats!thanks!!

Not gonna lie, there was a period when people were pushing for higher zaps, I set mine to 5,000 1,000 and 500. After a while, even though I used 500 for small memes and stuff, I was seeing 1 sat and 21 sat zaps back and I ended up adding 21 and 50 to my list. I also saw my ecash wallet balance going down and dropping a zero and got a little scared. Also the fiat value is rising. I probably am a higher than average amount zapper but I want this to work in a meaningful way and I take into account that no advertiser is subsidising nostr, and others I share to are not gonna zap because they're not into all of this and they're not invested in seeing bitcoin succeed, they are, if anything focused on the price only. I also find the idea of removing likes and only supporting zaps hilarious. It feels like memers who just want more zaps and I don't think it meaningfully improves the problem. Sorry /rant.