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Then maybe we should stop displaying those metrics on profiles and notes, only to those recieving it?

Or maybe we should stop being zuckerfucks and stop deciding for others what social experience is right for them and allow people to adjust these things in a way that suits them. Give everybody the ability to enable okr Diable whatever they wish. This should be a client. Total, beautiful and unrepressed anarchy.
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corndalorian 2y ago

Options are good and a feature such as this should be optional if it exists in the client at all. Not arguing to take away options, simply that they are meaningless and have a long proven history of being misused and abused on social media to the detriment of users.

Interestingly, Instagram gives users the option to hide like counts. You can both disable like counts so you don’t see them on others’ posts, as well as disable them so others can’t see how many likes your posts receive. This was a decision made to help alleviate the pressures users feel to β€œdo it for the likes” so to speak. The problem is real, and people here shouldn’t pretend it isn’t.

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πŸ₯©β„π•–π•Ÿπ•–π•˜π•’π••π•– ₿𝕦π•₯π•”π•™π•–π•£βš‘ 2y ago

And without an algorithm to game, who here is misusing and abusing likes?

When I see a real example of harmful behavior and manipulation through likes on Nostr, I'll reconsider my stance. But until then, most of this is a knee-jerk fear response to old tech. It's like the kid who grew up religious and resents it so he goes full atheist and devotes his life to converting everybody to his way of thinking because he doesn't like being told what to think.

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corndalorian 2y ago

Have you tried disabling likes? If not, I encourage you to do so for one month. That’s all, just one month, and then reevaluate afterwards. Kind of like how people took March off Twitter. When Damus introduced the feature to disable likes (β€œonlyzaps”) I leaned more toward that you’re saying β€” likes are not completely meaningless and i wanted to still use them for certain interactions. I decided to give myself at least a month with no likes because a habits don’t change overnight. It was weird at first not having likes, and I considered turning likes back on a few times, but decided to see wait and see for myself if I stuck it out. I was surprised after about 3 weeks how my perspective shifted and how much I didn’t care to turn them back on.

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Paul 2y ago

⚑️ > πŸ€™

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πŸ₯©β„π•–π•Ÿπ•–π•˜π•’π••π•– ₿𝕦π•₯π•”π•™π•–π•£βš‘ 2y ago

Indeed, but that doesn't mean those who like my notes are not providing any value at all. A zap is a next level interaction, not an expectation.

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Paul 2y ago

Turned mine off and never looked back. Don’t miss them at all.

Don’t miss Twitter.

Don’t miss mainstream media.

Don’t miss shitcoins.

Don’t miss failed banks.

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πŸ₯©β„π•–π•Ÿπ•–π•˜π•’π••π•– ₿𝕦π•₯π•”π•™π•–π•£βš‘ 2y ago

And I get likes every day from people I value, and ignoring that those exist seems arrogant to me.

Barely used Twitter and don't miss it.

Tuned out of mainstream media long ago.

Very glad to be free of all shitcoins.

Banks are shitcoins.

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πŸ₯©β„π•–π•Ÿπ•–π•˜π•’π••π•– ₿𝕦π•₯π•”π•™π•–π•£βš‘ 2y ago

Well not being a Damus user, no I have not.

And I have no interest in either limiting my audience and friends' avenues of interaction with me, nor do I want to blindfold myself to it.

Likes exist whether or not the Only Zappers choose to ignore them. I'm far too open minded to start limiting myself now.

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corndalorian 2y ago

Too open minded to try something new/different? That sounds contradictory. But hey you do you.

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πŸ₯©β„π•–π•Ÿπ•–π•˜π•’π••π•– ₿𝕦π•₯π•”π•™π•–π•£βš‘ 2y ago

When trying something different literally means ignoring people who are interacting with you, I don't really see how it's somehow enlightening. They say ignorance is bliss, but it's also a choice.