Why can’t we all agree they serve different purposes? Likes can be just as valuable as #Bitcoin depending on when someone starts here. Cool?
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Because they’re not at all equal. That’s why we can’t agree on it. Fuck yo likes.
Less than 30% users zap ⚡️ anyway . You think removing the like button is going to force them to zap?
Someone can like something but not find it valuable enough to zap; and at least for me likes have become a way to discover people who saw and interacted with my notes, and it was the first spark to check out who those people were.
Still love zaps, and have different reaction to likes vs zaps, but I enjoy having the option to make myself present in someone’s notification via like so they know someone saw what they threw out into the ether.
Different degrees of interaction imo.
Likes are value-less interactions. They need to be removed entirely.
I don’t think interactions need to only be about transacting value. And making your presence known is also valuable to me for discoverability.
But you’re entitled to prefer no interaction to likes… I prefer likes to no interaction and then absolutely am very very grateful for zaps. ⚡️
Why would you want a value-less interaction? There are ways to interact that do not transact money. Replies and reposts are excellent. Likes are simply pointless and worthless.
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I guess likes could be replies. Hadn’t thought of it that way 🤔
And some posts/content don’t warrant an interaction at all. I scroll by over half the stuff in my feed and focus on what truly seems interesting, beginning with my notifications. Attention is a scarce resource because time is limited. Give attention to things that deserve attention, and if they truly deserve your attention then they certainly deserve more than a pointless tap on a heart button.
I shall keep that in mind and try to remember not to send you fast tap hearts 🫡
And I shall see if these reflections change my automatic simplified like behavior with other 🤔 I guess new habits may be invited
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.
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? 😅
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 🙏
There is absolutely no value in this reply 🖕 😃
There is though. You took time to type and send it, and it helps me get to know your personality just a little bit more. Replying to someone is an actual meaningful social activity.
true this
I learn more each day. It is meaningful, isn't it?
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You're one of a kind corn. I don't care what nostr:nprofile1qqs9kqvr4dkruv3t7n2pc6e6a7v9v2s5fprmwjv4gde8c4fe5y29v0spz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduq3samnwvaz7tmswfjk66t4d5h8qunfd4skctnwv46qzrthwden5te0dehhxtnvdakqae7rfn says about you. 🫂
To clarify... that was my reply, not yours :)