So, if I say "Hey, I made art, pay me money if you like it." It's not that you're wrong, it's that you come off as desperate. You don't need to tell people to pay you if they want to do it.

I don't personally care if you come off as desperate, I was just acknowledging how that sounds.

As far as "likes" go reactions are a way of gauging what the passive observer feels when seeing your post. Not useless, but simple information. It isn't a substitute for a zap or quote but I don't think it claimed to be.

Anyway, hopefully this was just as nuanced and thoughtful.