I kinda disagree on that. A "like" can be a nod, or a thumbs up, or a "I've read this / seen this", etc.

There's a reason why Slack and GitHub comments have emoji reactions, and it's not to feed the algo (they don't have an algo).

Views / Likes / Zaps are distinct and different, and for good reason. I have more to say about this soon, but I'll have to leave it at that for now.