my thesis: tipping and social engagement tokens would reward creators. 

the reality: tipping and social engagement tokens are consistently and ruthlessly gamed by noise generating farmers who don’t give a fuck about the creator economy. 

and their bullshit drowns out the creators.

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Is there a foolproof method of rewarding creators without it being gamed?

This is what I think too, every incentives can be gamed, it's even happening on X right now. The problem comes down to the sustainability that's why it's been difficult to see a successful tipping token.

Nope - every system for anything anywhere will always be gamed. It’s just that crypto has a disproportionate number of people trying to game every project, and it’s impossible to sustain. The imbalance comes down to the users.