Introvert here too 😅 Following these conversations with much interest as I come across them. I don’t mind sending/receiving “reactions” but I am trying the Onlyzaps mode for now because it’s new. Even before this feature I often reply with just 1 or 2 emojis a that express more than a like. We see that all over Nostr with 🫂. That’s even how 🤙 became the default reaction on Damus. It started as a popular reply. The absence of a reaction button doesn’t take away that option, and I’m more likely to look at who replied than who reacted.

On the earlier point by Quentin about it being a red line when my settings affect other user’s experience or ability to interact with me, I see it directly. For instance, if I don’t want to receive zaps and I don’t add a lightning address, then I am deciding for all other users that they won’t see a ⚡️ button at all on my posts or profile, and that they can’t zap me. A zap is a Nostr event just like a reaction. Why is it OK for me to limit everyone’s ability to send me a kind-9735 event if I don’t want to receive it, but not a kind-7 event? Or what if future features allow turning off replies on a post, or limiting them to just followers? Turning off DMs?

In each case these would affect how everyone can interact with me, and I think that is the better way to approach it. It puts me in control of setting the boundaries I want on what other people can send me. Forcing me to accept likes/reactions from anyone and everyone on Nostr, sounds far more intrusive than me having the option to not receive them.

Again, I’m not a “never-liker” 😅 and after this experiment may turn them back on, but I do think the way it’s currently implemented puts the right person in control.