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1Pif9p…3xcE Unverified · twetch

Why do likes need to be cheap?
What has more actual value, a like or a comment?
Also, ask yourself, which flow leads to better content and community.

  1. A posts twetch for free, then B and C answer. A likes B's answer. What happens next?

  2. A posts twetch for free, then B and C like A's twetch. What happens next?

1Pqguf…CTad Unverified · twetch
Admiral XYZ™ 2mo

@3 a like needs to be more expensive than a post - encourages discussion

make it too cheap, and people will like and move on without comment

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1MsA8b…3dg3 Unverified · twetch
Replying to@1Pqguf…CTad

ok but 1c is still a major exponent

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1Pif9p…3xcE Unverified · twetch
Replying to@1MsA8b…3dg3

/pay @3 $0.01 How does this make you feel?

1MsA8b…3dg3 Unverified · twetch
Replying to@1Pif9p…3xcE

you just subsidized my next 1000 posts

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1Pif9p…3xcE Unverified · twetch
Replying to@1MsA8b…3dg3

Good. Now how does this make you feel? /pay @3 $0.05

13fdCb…ux1P Unverified · twetch
Replying to@1MsA8b…3dg3

The scale should to be adjusted..
In general people are 5-20 more likely to hit the like button than reply, and 10-40 more likely to hit like than to branch. Generally speaking, if you look at general rations of posts from any platform.
Branching interesting info should cost more than a like. Makes people think twice about sharing valuable info vs non valuable info.
I would rather pay $0.01 per like and $0.05 to branch than the other way around.
I think there is a better balance in doing that
Coffee hasn’t kicked in yet, not sure if I delivered my message properly but you’ll get the gist of what I’m trying to say

1Pqguf…CTad Unverified · twetch
Replying to@13fdCb…ux1P

$0.02 a like, $0.05 a branch

I want at least $0.01 to hit my wallet for an interaction. $0.01 a like doesn't do that.

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13fdCb…ux1P Unverified · twetch
Replying to@1Pqguf…CTad

I was thinking $0.02 is a good value.
No problem in that either. But branching should cost more than like in comparison is my bigger topic of discussion here. I don’t want to see crap posts because it’s cheaper to branch. If you want me to read it in feed, make sure it’s valuable info, funny enough, good enough art, basically make the information reaching me valuable enough for you to want to spend more to share it and reward the content creator for creating it. $0.05 branch, $0.02 like is cool

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1Q9hAP…8iJc Unverified · twetch
Replying to@13fdCb…ux1P

I agree that branching should cost more than liking.
Branching is using the post, potentially bringing engagement to the brancher's account, so it is right that it pays to do it.
Liking can be less expensive and users that want to give more can click several times or use /pay

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1Pif9p…3xcE Unverified · twetch
Replying to@1Q9hAP…8iJc

i like the click like multiple times argument. it is true. i've done it before myself, even with 5 cent likes. and when i see people using fb, they click like multiple times per post as well. it would need a nice animation, so that the one liking gets a nice feedback and wants to click more often.

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