on Degen tips and why less can be more

there's been a ton of excitement and new user participation with the advent of airdrop Season 2 for Degen

everyone loves a good airdrop and @jacek has proven his chops at execution, who wouldn't want to take part?

building pics or it didn't happen - poidh.xyz - fully onchain bounties with collectible NFTs - come chill /poidh + follow @poidhbot

but with all this excitement has come an inevitable increase in chaos on the Warpcast feed

Jacek is on the case with changes to the airdrop criteria to reduce farming, but I also think the community can do a better job of being thoughtful about when and how to tip

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Today's Tip o' the Hat goes to the illustrious @tim ! Let's show him that $degen tips do indeed work across all channels. 

Click on the quoted cast below and tip away! 

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an example is today's winning tip selection for @tim https://warpcast.com/0xen/0xe3db6052 

Tim is an Ethereum core dev with a history of excellence in supporting the community on both a technical and social level

we swarm the winning cast, tip our daily allotment of $DEGEN, and celebrate the fact that we've made someone's day a little brighter

this concentrated effort has key benefits:

- it reduces timeline spam which is courteous to farcasters who may not be as enthusiastic about Degen

- it concentrates tip volume and ensures that the recipient receives a substantial reward for their contributions to the scenius

- this substantial reward means that Degen makes a REAL impact on the community 

that last point is special because it creates a flywheel effect that any Degen holder should be proud of

this isn't just a funny memecoin where people can bet on number go up

it's a decentralized movement that leans on the strengths of crypto to make a positive impact within the Ethereum community

if you want Degen to gain goodwill and attention, there's no better way than using it to reward devs, artists, and creators in a highly visible manner

at the end of the day, it's up to you how you use your allotment of tips, but if you find yourself wondering what to do with your allotment, I highly encourage you to keep an eye out for the Tip O' The Hat!

to this end, the Degen community has created the Tip O' The Hat program

every day, esteemed Degentlemen @0xen sources feedback from the community and announces our selection for an exceptional Farcaster who deserves recognition

Degen

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it's true! I'm generally pro chaos tbh (I've spoken out about not wanting the /degen channel to be moderated since the beginning)

but I'm pro chaos because it forces us to come up with real solutions vs the bandaid "let a mod take care of it" response

Thanks, @kenny, for the fantastic thread! I really appreciate what you guys are doing with the Tip O' The Hat program. This is precisely how tips should be utilized!