Yeah I get that. But personally I would replace a like count, with a button that auto tipped 1 sat or some other vanishingly inconsequential amount.
Easy for the client to resolve the receipts and give the author a like count if they want one for dopamine etc, but not really visible for others to see how many tips a note received.
I think this is a better way of doing it. Doesn’t mean anyone will implement that though.