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@ Ben
2025-06-01 03:50:00
Some thoughts on Zaps: They are gifts, not transactions. They are ritual gestures, micro-offerings. Zaps reintroduce an ancient form of Patronage in a new digital way... They are a spiritual and social bond. They follow Maussian logic: you give freely, but the gift creates moral and social gravity. You become recognized, you build reputation, and you bond with the network. Bitcoin in this context is not just code but symbolic capital. It's value is shared abstract belief, like gods, laws and social contracts. Every Zap is a ritual... a micro-sacrifice of energy... offered in recognition of signal, beauty and truth. This is the rebirth of patronage and a return to the sacred exchange. Bitcoin and nostr are not just networks- they are liturgies of value. Emergent rituals of a global spiritual awakening.