Is there no way for me to choose if a reader can like my note or not? I’d like that option. It’s not the client removing the option to like; it’s me - the user - deciding. That’s freedom.
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I agree and was surprised most people didn’t agree
you are restricting the reader’s freedom
what next, disable renoting, replies or quoting?
My choice.
You don’t get to choose what other people can do though. I get the argument. It’s not like you can stop people from liking anyway. It’s the same as we have now with mutes instead of blocking
If the client itself disables likes then yes that’s a restriction. But if a user decides to turn likes off or on for their own notes, surely that’s their choice. The reader can still reply, zap, etc.
this can only be done if you have auth and paid relays
#realy already doesn't send you shit that you muted, this seems like an elementary feature
not showing it to those you muted, that actually could be done too, it's the same thing (semisol doesn't think so but he is wrong) yes, i could easily extend it so if you mute someone your events don't get sent to users AUTHED to an npub you muted
all of it depends on authentication
why this is not grasped by the nostr establishment just shows how little brain they have
The client is restricting what events I can publish based off of someone else’s choice. The end.
The user can use a client that hides likes on their own note if they don’t want to see it. That is actual freedom of speech. Restricting what others can do with their own speech is not and physically impossible. There is no other correct answer.
to actually implement is a relay thing
Yeah, I don’t pretend to know how it all works so it’s interesting to read the replies here. Difficult to achieve I am assuming due to a lot of it being relay dependent too. A NOSTR client should, IMO, mainly offer options/choice for the user and not limit or restrict, but then I guess it’s all within a NIP framework that is interpreted in different ways by different devs/people. Either way, I’m just speaking from a user perspective. And I love seeing everything being debated and evolving.