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I hope someday reposts and zaps completely replace the need for “likes”/🤙🏼.

Reposts and zaps are true value exchange…and have a real cost: your reputation or money.

Likes are superficial and exist only to inform an algorithm.

Relevance algorithms have their place, but they are best informed by a truly costly action.
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Leo Fernevak 2y ago 💬 2

Likes are useful for small-medium sized accounts that don't receive a lot of engagement.

Posting a lot of small talk is not everyone's cup of tea, plus it clutters a feed with noise. Likes is a more efficient way of showing non-verbal agreement.

Artists posting art can get a general idea of how their followers like different types of artwork by looking at the differential in likes. It's a feedback mechanism.

Small-medium accounts may not receive much engagement so likes are a useful indicator in finding others of similar disposition. Seeing the same name/avatar repeatedly helps connect names with people.

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Gianluca Tassara 2y ago

Just tried to tip/zap you but it gave me an error. Looks like there might be something wrong with your lnurl.

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Leo Fernevak 2y ago

Thanks for the feedback. It seems there are some issues with zaps across different clients and wallets. I have tried zapping myself and it works fine from the Blixt wallet using Amethyst client. Tips seem to be working as well.