Why 'limited attention' instead of 'unlimited usage'?
On most social platforms, interaction is free, so servers flood with random activity and account owners drown in spam. Sarhny is built on the opposite philosophy: attention has value, and it should cost. When every message costs you something, you choose who to send to with care. This philosophy is borrowed from modern digital attention economics.
Cost per action
Send an anonymous message: 3 points. Reply to a mirror: 2 points. Publish a post: 0 (free). Like or save: 0 (free). Follow an account: 0 (free). Rationale: what costs is producing content for others (which takes their effort to read), not your own consumption of existing content.
How to recover points
Each morning at 6:00am local time your budget refills to 100. Points don't accumulate — a day where you didn't use your points loses them. This is deliberate: we don't want users hoarding 1,000 points to spam in a single day. The daily budget enforces a healthy usage rhythm.
Budget upgrade
Premium gets 300 daily points instead of 100, plus extras like: 'earned point withdrawal' (saved from positive interactions on your posts), an 'emergency attention bank' for days you need more sends, and a usage analytics meter showing where your points go.
FAQ
What happens if I run out of points before the day ends?
You can't send anonymous messages or reply to mirrors until morning refills your budget. But you can keep posting, liking, saving, and following — all free.
Do I earn points when my content gets engagement?
Free plan: no. Premium: yes, you earn 1 point per 5 likes on your posts, added to the next day's budget. This rewards users who produce valuable content.
Why does replying to a mirror cost points?
Because the mirror owner is investing time to read every reply. Attention Points ensure responders are serious — not just dropping a random emoji. This noticeably raises response quality compared to platforms without this constraint.
Can users gift points to each other?
Premium: yes, up to 50 gift points per month. Free: no. The feature exists to encourage cooperation without enabling unhealthy accumulation.