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I want to increase my signal to noise ratio. Eliminating reactions helps me with this.
Indeed. My feed has drastically improved.
Send me a shaka comment yo!
Likes are just so low effort, and designed to help the algos
Very true! Likes are hard to interpret! Was it that the person liked what they saw, or was it that they checked that they seen it! I can never tell! 🐶🐾🫡
Don’t overthink it they just liked it
I mean Zap was experiment, we should at least try new things.
people just have ptsd from likes having algo pull on other apps lol
I have followers who like every single comment I make. I doubt that it’s the case. Every one of them. Imagine notifications storm! 🐶🐾🫡
Different kinds of people on here.. different kinds of priorities.. different cultures
If you smiled at me in real life, and then I gave you a blank look but kept walking..
(That is healthy for you? Especially if it happens often? Wouldn’t you just stop being nice?)
A smile or 🤙 is just what it is. Wanting a stranger to interact with verbal or written dialog every time a stranger nods or whatever is a reach.
And I would prefer reply in any case! 🐶🐾🫂
🤙
🤙
I want a mode to make it so all replies need to be a zap for the OP of the thread for me to see them. #ZapsEndSpamForever
Might be a bit extreme but that’s how Hacker News works right?
In meat space, friends do proof of work to demonstrate they actually are invested in the relationship and have each others back.
In an infinite cyberspace, I want to know people I’m engaging with are real and actually value something with their limited resources. I send 50x the zaps I receive so it’s not at all about me making money.
any ideas around getting zaps to work in-app? or are you hoping wallets like zeus streamline it outside of damus
💯 ✅
We’ve been conditioned by antiquated so called “platforms” but were the new protocol around these parts! #Nostr
I would like to zap instead of like as long as zapping is as quick as a like.
You’ll take my 🤙 and like it!
I’ve seen this debate like 100 times already. Likes are akin to a wave or a head nod to a passerby/stranger. In our context it’s like a “hey that’s cool, I agree or ‘like’ that thought” and let you know you’re not just speaking to the void. And for non-Bitcoiners, they can still participate. You only have 1 like to give. The more likes, the more you can tell there’s a consensus of thought.
Zaps are nice because they can award creators of good content. Someone shouldn’t need to zap me to say “yeah I agree that it’s a good day”. I didn’t create anything except a GM post. But I can zap my own post 1m Sats and people could think that’s good content. It can be manipulated in some aspects
Just my 2 Sats!
Damus has the look and feel of a traditional social media app, so people are viewing recent changes from that context. Traditional social media makes it easy for people to passively consume and engage with content. Without the option to like a post, people are forced to either comment or give up a valuable resource. It raises the barrier to engagement. Not sure whether it’s a good or bad thing. It probably depends on what your ultimate goal is for this platform.
This was my thinking too. It could improve conversations but at the cost of new users.
I guess time will tell.
True! But also replying with 🤙🏻 works! More friction means better signal in this case. Look at it as proof of work! If I get no replies or zaps, I know I posted shit. That is fine. Likes are easy to mistake for a signal! 🐶🐾🫡
I do hate the lack of icon alignment though. I suggest leaving an empty space where the like button lives. 😁
We need to normalize streaming sats to others
Here we go! 😂😂
This was always bad before when the user didn’t have an ln address. Nothing is aligned really … should fix
Should be a like only if they don’t have a zap address configured 😝
I want a heart only option please. Thank you.
How about this
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Interesting. I thought you were taking that in a different direction.
I feel like I put my heart and mind into thoughtful note/post and then get some token “like” and nothing else. To me that’s like getting a blank face to my warm and genuine smile.
On the internet you can get tens of thousands of “smiles and nods” whereas in real life I’m only going to see a few dozen faces a day. I need some value-for-value screening mechanism or I’ll be drained
If you typed me a message, especially if it was more than a word or two.
Then I would respond in writing to your message.
Look at the average Nostr user’s notes and it seems to me likes far outweigh thoughtful replies or zaps.
Because often its not a person to person engagement. Like we are doing now.
If I posted a picture of my dog. I would likely get some likes and possibly a comment or two of someone who wants to talk about the picture.
Just as in real life if I was walking my dog at the park. Some smiles. Maybe a verbal engagement or two.
What's the difference between having only zaps and having likes/zaps merged into one? You can already set a custom zap amount. It's all about the icon, no?
zapping > writing > liking
easier to focus on what really matters
🤙
So it only matters if you can afford to zap ⚡️
Uh, no. you can reply or renote
Of course you do. Synthetic too.
#system
I don’t wish to see renotes all over my feed nor do others
🤙
Legalize it. Put ink to paper, Jack.
And try getting the newbies to interact with a ‘repost or a reply only’ and see how long they stay here.
they will stay if they find value in what they’re reading/viewing, not because they can “like” something.
I'm perfectly happy with likes.
Zaps are the cherry on top, and the brightest moments here, but they will come on their own pace, no rush to force them.
Disagree, this is meant to be fun and create a fun atmosphere. If they cannot get any value out of feeling good wether it be a ‘like’ or whatever then they wont stay or engage.
Agreed. I think the Only Zap setting should be on the client rather than the profile, so for example if I want to zap only, the setting would only hide the like buttons on notes for me, not everyone on Damus or other clients who support this in the future.
Seems to me that keeps everyone happy since it doesn’t “force” zap only on your followers.
#[4] I would really like to debate this further with you, I will be on a nest chat now if you wish to pop in so we can talk about this further
I get your point, and I agree with you to a certain extent. But I think right now unlearning the meaning of a ‘like’ and rather focus on the content will improve discussions.
I don’t think ‘likes’ are meaningless but I want to unlearn my focus on how many ‘likes’ I have on my posts, and rather focus on the content and discussions 🤙
These are basically my thoughts on the topic #[5] just friendly feedback as a beta tester 😊
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This is how it works on stacker news
😂 really tring to make "renote" happen, huh?
I’m hesitating…
Noun: a renote (it works)
Verb: to renote (meh)
I agree that people should be able control their own information stream-I do think for new people, the etiquette on conversation engagement is not that clear on here and people may leave for that reason.
I like what you said here 👇
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It’s all about positive incentives and let the people decide freely what they want to do and what features they want to use.
Bruh, what’s with the 20th century thinking? Don’t say you can’t afford it. Ask how you can afford it? Shit, here’s 100 sats. Do me proud.
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