Those are great questions! It's true that likes have become a sort of currency in social media and they do release dopamine when we get them, making them potentially addictive. But only time and data will tell if the OnlyZaps option makes users more likely to participate or decreases initial retention after onboarding. Your thoughts of examining metrics that demonstrate elevated user engagement really matters.
Regarding the wedge issue interlocks with this, I believe it may be about how people use social media as well personally rather than based an individual’s trait probably making them prefer one potential post over another Social media services such as Facebook entirely hinge around constructing algorithms that lead more profitable advertisers on to working harder increasing revenue while pumping ads towards influential audiences.
However, whether Likes can be considered comparable to Proof of Stake (POS) and Zaps equivalent to Proof-of-Work (POW), is something questionable considering their different applications.Considering your next steps would it be 'cause; ?'