WedgeSocial on Nostr: “How do you feel about the like button eight years later? At first I felt like this ...
“How do you feel about the like button eight years later?
At first I felt like this thing we'd built was amazing. But then about two years ago I noticed the newsfeed algorithms changed so certain content wouldn't get as much distribution. And at that time I'd started drawing these comics. The comics were my way of drawing and sharing my internal world, and I was putting them on Facebook getting more and more fans and I loved it. But when Facebook changed their algorithm my likes dropped off and it felt like I wasn't getting enough oxygen. It was like, wait a minute, I poured my heart and soul into this drawing but it's only had 20 likes. So even if I could blame it on the algorithm, something inside me was like they don't like me, I'm not good enough. I need to start buying ads!”
At first I felt like this thing we'd built was amazing. But then about two years ago I noticed the newsfeed algorithms changed so certain content wouldn't get as much distribution. And at that time I'd started drawing these comics. The comics were my way of drawing and sharing my internal world, and I was putting them on Facebook getting more and more fans and I loved it. But when Facebook changed their algorithm my likes dropped off and it felt like I wasn't getting enough oxygen. It was like, wait a minute, I poured my heart and soul into this drawing but it's only had 20 likes. So even if I could blame it on the algorithm, something inside me was like they don't like me, I'm not good enough. I need to start buying ads!”
quoting note1d7c…zw94I'm a 💜 +⚡ supporter. 🙂
I see 💜 as feature not a bug. A necessary "evil" already deeply rooted in today's online behavior.
Zaps hit the same rewards centers, but they're rewards on coke (coke activates same rewards centers as money). Better!
But...
It's paid. Poor people don't zap and they're gonna zap less and less as the price goes up. And there are a lot of poor people everywhere.
Plus a wide use of #onlyzaps would mean for outsiders this is a "paid social app" lol. They don't like that.
Plus the 💜 has a nice warm loving positive feeling. It's part of the culture now.
Also solves some problems 👇.
Brains uses them both as drugs but one it pays you when it hits.
If it's optional and not preloaded in clients that's ok. User can adjust settings later if wanted.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/mbag3a/the-inventor-of-the-like-button-wants-you-to-stop-worrying-about-likes