People who are anti-likes don't realize that likes act as social proof. They are heard-motivating behavior that encourage people to acknowledge a note as a read / or show some form of approval.
Remove the likes and your client / notes / protocol will look like nobody is using it.
Sure, zaps send better signal, but zap usage is something like 7% on nostr. To remove likes is to exclude the other 93% of people here.
Don't believe me? Go ahead and remove likes and see what happens.
Karnage
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