I was addicted to likes when I joined nostr, both giving and receiving them. That’s how other social media has trained us. I intentionally stopped using it, initially for 30 days, and I couldn’t believe how hard it was to stop, and I noticed how I began interacting with people and content differently.

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I was literally about to hit like, and then caught myself. It's like an addiction to a quick high. 🤔

It does happen 🙃🤙

I was just about to do it again. 🥺🤷

The question is, what point does it serve? 🤔

It it the “point” at the end of a convo? 😅

I think it could be a form of brainwashing. You automatically do what you're trained to do. 🤷

The mindless response reaction

Could very be. IDK. It is a lot like Pavlov's dogs. You automatically do it.

Until we change the inertia 👀⚡️

It never hurt anyone to experiment. I’ll try being more thoughtful about my interactions , try to figure out if likes have any role to play, or if it’s better to simply write a reply or zap.

I feel reposts hold another role. In any case, thanks for the time and attention to discuss it 🤙

Thanks to you as well 🙏