I never gave out any of that shit. Gold didn't mean anything. It's just artificial scarcity.
Why would you add scarcity online where it doesn't exist? Only to make money. People will look back on all the stupid shit we put up with online just to make everything "free".
I guess the argument is "useless crap" would actually go to support the lemmy instance or development.
I'd probably prefer a bot that replied to a comment saying "a donation was made in honor of this post" if lemmy wanted a reddit gold like system though
people can simply make a donation already, if they like. all of the extra work and resources required to run a coin and rewards system, track earning/spending and accounts, plus a secure payment system, etc… that would all cost a lot of time and resources. and that would require even more donations to pay for and maintain.
you’re right: it’s not useless, it’s worse than useless.
if you want to donate, just do that. if you want unconditional love, adopt a puppy.