"THERE IS NO LIKE BUTTON" *proceeds to like* I really don’t like this argument in all honesty, I get the pull of it, but to like something vs to find genuine value in something is 2 different things.

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Yes. Exactly. Zaps are a better invention than the Like button.
Mandana's avatar Mandana
In the world of value for value why should anyone be able to get your attention (via a notification) for just pushing a button. My attention requires effort (comments) or support (zaps or reposts). Otherwise you're just a view count which in my opinion showing is a dark pattern. Tiktok shows the number of likes but doesn't let get you access who liked it. Instead they lean on the number of views as the most important metric. But we have zaps. So we don't need either.
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