Boost is precisely the same as variable payments for likes. Having miners do a pony show in the background doesn't really change that. The critical difference is you're paying miners for an unnecessary show instead of paying content creators. Thumbs down.
Post by twetch#3375
It's not the same.
What the chain says
- Block
- 634 305
- Time
- 2020-05-10T19:50:46Z
- Signer
- 1Abd9yJS6mrzMmj1Ni6kjQB9GqtyaNujrm
- App
- twetch
- Type
- post
- Content type
- text/plain
- Name in tx
- twetch#3375
Fields the transaction did not carry are omitted. Open the payload to see the bytes as stored.
Signed by
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If you do a box diagram, it pretty much is. The debate on whether the costly signal will be effective or appropriate seems to have devolved to a religious one.
They are different but you just don't really listen when I try to explain the difference to you.
I'm not sure our ideas on Boost systems are completely incompatible. You won't catch me Boosting anything, but I'll be happy to give the boosted content an accurate 5 star rating.
Not to put words in you mouth but it sounds like you think Boost is not valuable to you thus it isn't at all. Lots of people think bitcoin is worthless, but its value is independent of individual opinions. Boost enables people who disagree to fliter you.