The tipping feature is a really nice aspect to Farcaster. 

I was skeptical of it at first, but creating a culture of backpatting with stakes greater than smashing a like button breeds much more thoughtful interactions. 

I wonder if, at scale, it could become a meaningful source of revenue for journalism to support reporters or future publications on this platform.

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Gamification beyond the leaderboard would be interesting to see.  Pinky Doll helped open my eyes to what how crazy gamified tipping can be.

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A TikTok streamer who went viral back in ‘23 … she interacted with the rewards being given in her streams in realtime in a way that encouraged people to just keep giving.  She was making $1000s per stream and spawned a whole crowd doing it.  It was very bizarre to watch:

A TikTok streamer who went viral back in ‘23 … she interacted with the rewards being given in her streams in realtime in a way that encouraged people to just keep giving.  She was making $1000s per stream and spawned a whole crowd doing it.  It was very bizarre to watch: https://people.com/who-is-pinkydoll-tiktok-creator-npc-7966820