I would like to see a client take most of these away. That could be their niche. A client without follow counts or likes. Keep Zaps IMO.
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I wrote a long form post about what we can do. But ultimately, as long as there are interesting people saying interesting things there nothing more we can do.
as a simple pleb internet user, I really enjoy2 the scrolling and like count ux, it makes nostr feel like a place I prefer as an alternative to other options
I think there is a difference in providing some "addictive" qualities to enhance experience vs using it to drive users for data selling