Subscriptions are about to go parabolic on Nostr. Client subs will be important to support your favorite app developers. Creator subs will be important to allow your favorite shitposter to keep on shitposting. For just 21 sats a day, you can help support your favorite memer. 😂 View quoted note →

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Starting with subs would have sucked the fun out of zaps I think. But I am looking to subs on Nostr now that the basic infrastructure and user community has been established
But neither have actually taken off. 99% of nostr users don't have a zap-enabled setup and 95% of those who did set up, only used it for a few days (testing). I think if subs had been a thing, we would be more focused in making the creator economy work instead of just a charity play, which is what zaps are today.
Which is where I’m going to be razor focused on (hence working on the ease of onboarding). Nostr can be a godsend for creators. The same way people with vast economic capital have a disproportionate impact when they adopt bitcoin, so do creators/influencers with vast social capital when adopting a social network.