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Measuring engagement is why sites like YouTube turned into a dumpster.

Saying one type of communication is greater than another leads to disaster.

To clarify, I don't mean positive is equal to negative, but that a smile is equal to a "thanks" or "nice"

That is, if the intent is the same, sats are equal to likes are equal to comments.

Engagement is engagement, now, you may prefer 10000 sats over a like, but the intent may be the same.
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Jay 11mo ago

I agree with you, and I want to calculate engagement between you and me, for example, and use it to build a web of trust. Mutual engagement rather than global engagement.

So between you and me, say we talk often in replies and zap every now and then. We build up a balance of engagement and deepen our trust. These weights are to calculate that. But like you said, you might value these different than I do, which adds a wrinkle to any effort to calculate it.

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david 11mo ago

This is why we need personal WoT relays: so we can all set weights according to our individual values, preferences, beliefs, etc.

Of course, not everyone will want to muck around with the details. Which means we’ll need default values. But no set of default values will make everyone happy, which means they’ll need to be configurable for those who wish to do so.