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it is all about perception. Some people over value how much they "must" get vs how much people truly believe their value. Value in the sense that it is valuable enough for them to donate. Some people hate the idea of self promotion, some embrace it. Most often than not, the former believes that bcoz they do x,y,z it will warranty donation/sats. The latter would hone their craft, test their craft via audience engagement (zap,like,repost, comment). This is what creators would call as testing your target audience. But simply expecting it is not testing your target audience. It's alienating your audience. Build trust, connection and give value without expecting anything in return. You will be surprised how much people will appreciate you in exchange. Expectation can be the root of pain and sufferings. ☺️🫂

You’re half right, those two examples are nothing alike. However, unlike the person standing in the cold trying to earn enough money for something to eat, most people on here aren’t posting in an attempt to solicit sats from you. Or at least that’s how I choose to see it, because I have been saying it for some time that you can never know if someone is posting because they are being authentic or they think they can make some easy money. There should be one location to zap, the person’s profile, and only that person will know what you zapped. TL;DR Having a per post option is asinine and does more harm than good.

This. Intrinsic value of media content is low. Anyone can create pictures and write texts. Main effort is put in what they are trying to convey: complexity, originality of "what", depth of meaning of "what" or power of conveying (hello, mass media).