in the spirit of dead-internet theory, it is probably best to kill the idea of like and follower counts on nostr. zap-count isn’t really safe either, but it’s still definitely worth having zaps. nostr:note1qkakcjnct6j67chyg596ked4n4nutyp9e6k35s6ly3w3ssc4wuxq2harxs
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i think this the direction most social media will move towards, as spam/bots are too difficult to combat without killing UX.
I quite like that Instagram has the option to not show a like counter under posts. Under that setting it will just say Liked by So And So Mutuals & Others.
Reply /comments count isnt perfect but way more useful, sometimes
i think that side of it is under-explored too. it’s interesting that unconscious effect likes and follow counts have on your perception.
i hate how sometimes my mind, by default, might give a post/comment on ig/twitter merit just because of how many likes it has.
But also if there are hundreds of thousands views/ likes, it's Played Out. Lol :)