I've been thinking about like vs zaps.

some people think that we should do away with likes. If you see something you appreciate, you should zap it instead of punching an arbitrary heart button. Nostr doesn't have an algo, so likes aren't used to rank popularity of a note programmatically anyway (correct me if I'm wrong here)

I think likes are more of a social etiquette that we've developed in an online social media world. It's the nodding your head when a speaker says something poignant or applauding at the end of a street performer's show. It's so ingrained in our behavior as members of a social network online.

I think it would feel weird to not have likes because human networks are about more than just an exchange of value. Likes are a way for people to say "I see you. I hear you" and those tiny building blocks of social value are what you need to build a community.

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