trans mom, wife, composer. The now-retired speedrunner who asked the axiom verge dev "why?"
There's not as much of an incentive to crack wise in random replies, since you're not likely to receive drive-by applause even from people who like your joke.
I think that's kind of neat! (I say this, of course, having just cracked wise to a stranger in a mutual's replies)
Even if you still do it, the motivation and reward expectations are different
I hadn’t thought of this but now that you mention it I’m very pro no likes on comments.
Not seeing anyone's followers or post/comment likes is a highlight of Cohost for me, and I hope they keep it that way. There's no clout chase dopamine triggers and pushes to engage people for that sweet ad revenue. It also kinda made me see how unhealthy(?) the Twitter experience has been for me.
I can respect that, but personally, I like to be able to make low-effort wisecracking replies and sometimes get virtual heart stickers on them. Or if someone replies to my post, sometimes I don't have a full response for it, so I'd rather just acknowledge it with that little thumbs-up button. Is it an important feature that the tiny dev team should prioritize? No, not at all! But I have to admit I miss it when it's not there.
