Fair enough. But if the protocol has likes “built in” (and I don’t know, on a technical level, if that’s true), then a user can always like your note.

Your choice would be not seeing the reaction (or the button), by using a client that allows that customization

But, like “deleting” a note, it’s not the reality of events on the protocol.

(Someone please correct me or elaborate if I’m misunderstanding how reaction-events work here)

Ultimately I agree with you that likes are problematic in traditional social media. But I also think the pendulum needn’t swing to the other extreme.

The very fact of zaps existing means that there’s a way to opt-out of a value-less reaction, and that will massively affect communication - as well as advertising - in the future