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I hope someday reposts and zaps completely replace the need for “likes”/🤙🏼.

Reposts and zaps are true value exchange…and have a real cost: your reputation or money.

Likes are superficial and exist only to inform an algorithm.

Relevance algorithms have their place, but they are best informed by a truly costly action.

DETERMINISTIC OPTIMISM 🌞 2y ago 💬 1

Once the LN is fully integrated I’d love an option to hide the like and only tap zap…

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finch ☦️ 2y ago 💬 2

Damus already has this. OnlyZaps mode

signal_and_rage 2y ago 💬 1

How come no one is talking about this?

finch ☦️ 2y ago 💬 1

There has been lots of discussion the past couple days.

People have been flaming JB for removing the ability to like ppls posts that are in OnlyZap mode even tho the recipient will never see it. So he reverted that.

This is all in Damus TestFlight.

charliesurf 2y ago 💬 1

people voicing their need for "likes" is a bad look for this community - change my mind

finch ☦️ 2y ago

We are here to change social media for the better, not keep the status quo.

Likes are cheap and abundant, like fiat. Pure noise.

DETERMINISTIC OPTIMISM 🌞 2y ago 💬 2

LN is not in there, you still need to open a wallet

finch ☦️ 2y ago 💬 1

Right, I’m just talking about hiding the like button and only having the option to zap.

nobody 2y ago

Now hide reposts and we’re a financial powerhouse (or something)

twopack 2y ago

This may not be a bad thing, if only to remind the user of the duality of discourse / financial transaction. Lumping both into a single "thing" may yield unexpected or undesired consequences, like commercialization of thought and speech. The equivalent of clickbait.