The like system should be removed.

[jaedaen]

I hate how the like system has invaded every corner of the internet. This never existed in the Olden Times, and the internet was better for it. Everything written in a community with the like system is either consciously or subconsciously tainted to tailor their message to maximize that dopamine hit that comes with someone effortlessly hitting that button. It's a fucking 'line goes up' simulator now. Whatever happened to, 'Hey I agree with you, thanks for writing that post.'? It requires more effort, it feels more genuine, and it's more like a normal face-to-face conversation. It all reminds me of the shitty tip culture we have in America today, tips are not given as a result of exceptional service, but something that's expected by default. The like system was widely implemented by all big corporations because I have absolutely no doubt that it increases engagement in a big way, but that's clearly not the purpose of this forum. It feels like it was added in because there's no other system that's missing this feature, unless you're maybe running a phpbb forum from 2002.

This place really does feel more like the old internet than really anything else out there at the moment as far as I can tell, but the like system really just sticks out like a sore thumb.

Any like system supporters out there? I'd 'like' to hear your take on it.

 

[Deleted member 3990]

I disagree, but thank you for the well thought out and nicely composed post. As much as I shamelessly adore my reaction score, I never tailor my messages to maximize it or give in to the general consensus to get more likes. I feel that most other users here are also like that.

 

[ZinRicky]

Whatever happened to, 'Hey I agree with you, thanks for writing that post.'?

It increased spammy comments and diluted the conversation. Not that it's always a bad thing, but it isn't always a good one

 

[PizzaW0lf]

My immediate thoughts on this are, I think having a toggle for if you want to see likes or not would be a good idea for this site at least temporarily. I see your point when it comes to likes and the such.

 

[deepfreeze]

What are you suggesting? That we should make good posts for their own sake, rather than farming likes with quippy comments?

Insane. Get out.

 

[Deleted member 2362]

I agree with your post. Liked and upvoted.

 

[zalaz alaza]

too many good emojis that need to be put to use regularly somehow.

 

[Jade]

I hate how the like system has invaded every corner of the internet. This never existed in the Olden Times, and the internet was better for it. Everything written in a community with the like system is either consciously or subconsciously tainted to tailor their message to maximize that dopamine hit that comes with someone effortlessly hitting that button. It's a fucking 'line goes up' simulator now. Whatever happened to, 'Hey I agree with you, thanks for writing that post.'? It requires more effort, it feels more genuine, and it's more like a normal face-to-face conversation. It all reminds me of the shitty tip culture we have in America today, tips are not given as a result of exceptional service, but something that's expected by default. The like system was widely implemented by all big corporations because I have absolutely no doubt that it increases engagement in a big way, but that's clearly not the purpose of this forum. It feels like it was added in because there's no other system that's missing this feature, unless you're maybe running a phpbb forum from 2002.

This place really does feel more like the old internet than really anything else out there at the moment as far as I can tell, but the like system really just sticks out like a sore thumb.

Any like system supporters out there? I'd 'like' to hear your take on it.

I see it more like an emote than a like button. I agree that likes generally aren't a good thing, but I actually really like emotes. Tons of creative things you can do with emotes.

 

[consonant]

I'm fine with the like system because I like having an easy way to say "I agree" rather than having to make a spam post that'll have the same effect.

And it can be seen as a way for someone to get cheap dopamine but the reward for getting likes on Agora is not as high on somewhere like Twitter or reddit. If you get a ton of interaction on those sites what you posted is promoted to more people, which is enticing to people like attention whores or anyone trying to sell something. On Agora there's nothing that promotes the most liked posts anywhere. Posts in threads are always in chronological order and you'd never really know how many likes a post gets outside of that thread. All you really get is your reaction score going up and a cool sticker, which doesn't really net you any clout because no one here really flexes either of those things (thank god for that).

 

[manpaint]

I like the like system. I do think it's more useful as reaction system more than anything else though.

 

[Deleted member 2362]

I'm fine with the like system because I like having an easy way to say "I agree" rather than having to make a spam post that'll have the same effect.

Agree. How very Gigachad of you. Please sir have my coffee!

 

[>__<]

I didn't even think of it as a rating system, I just thought it was more like a reaction. Like a way to respond when you don't want to reply to it in a post

 

[handoferis]

I'm fine with the like system because I like having an easy way to say "I agree" rather than having to make a spam post that'll have the same effect.

And it can be seen as a way for someone to get cheap dopamine but the reward for getting likes on Agora is not as high on somewhere like Twitter or reddit. If you get a ton of interaction on those sites what you posted is promoted to more people, which is enticing to people like attention whores or anyone trying to sell something. On Agora there's nothing that promotes the most liked posts anywhere. Posts in threads are always in chronological order and you'd never really know how many likes a post gets outside of that thread. All you really get is your reaction score going up and a cool sticker, which doesn't really net you any clout because no one here really flexes either of those things (thank god for that).

Yeah, chronological posting makes like systems nowhere near as evil. I was on forums back in the early 00s that had reputation systems and stuff like that, it's not a new idea.

I don't think I've ever modified the way I post or posted specifically to accrue reaction score on my posts, there's no point. I post purely for the artform of posting.

 

[consonant]

Yeah, chronological posting makes like systems nowhere near as evil. I was on forums back in the early 00s that had reputation systems and stuff like that, it's not a new idea.

Chronological order for writing makes sense in any time period, only the social media villain has tampered with this way of nature...

 

[JihyoParkXX]

It's one of the many things that ruined the possibility of having a productive discussion on reddit. Instagram has made improvements to not show the number of likes, I think that could help make Twitter suck less without all the annoying ratioing.

 

[h00]

I think the like system is ALRIGHT.

There is no dislike system
No posts will get hidden by being disliked
Highly liked posts won't be any more visible than non-reacted posts

It's a cute cosmetic little thing that I see most on text-walls.
"I see you, I have nothing much to add myself, but thank you for your contribution"

 

[lain is here]

Was tempted to just "like" your post and leave since I agree with you. But then I realized how ironic that would be

 

[LostintheCycle]

All you really get is your reaction score going up and a cool sticker, which doesn't really net you any clout because no one here really flexes either of those things (thank god for that).

You are wrong.
Care to join us?

 

[WALFTEAM]

I hate how the like system has invaded every corner of the internet. This never existed in the Olden Times, and the internet was better for it. Everything written in a community with the like system is either consciously or subconsciously tainted to tailor their message to maximize that dopamine hit that comes with someone effortlessly hitting that button. It's a fucking 'line goes up' simulator now. Whatever happened to, 'Hey I agree with you, thanks for writing that post.'? It requires more effort, it feels more genuine, and it's more like a normal face-to-face conversation. It all reminds me of the shitty tip culture we have in America today, tips are not given as a result of exceptional service, but something that's expected by default. The like system was widely implemented by all big corporations because I have absolutely no doubt that it increases engagement in a big way, but that's clearly not the purpose of this forum. It feels like it was added in because there's no other system that's missing this feature, unless you're maybe running a phpbb forum from 2002.

This place really does feel more like the old internet than really anything else out there at the moment as far as I can tell, but the like system really just sticks out like a sore thumb.

Any like system supporters out there? I'd 'like' to hear your take on it.

clicked "like" on this before i realized what i'm doing. man.

 

[WALFTEAM]

I remember what forums were like before the reaction/voting stuff, and while they created a lot of monosyllabic "THIS" posts they did draw more verbose reactions out of people than they otherwise would have.