Don't listen to anyone who says "likes don't matter" on here.
Yes, it's true that there's no algorithm for them to feed.
But letting people you know that you like what they're sharing, that you agree with them, that they're not just shouting into an empty abyss? That matters.
@charette @design_law
Across every platform that allows users to leave comments, there is a way to "like" the post. In this case it is the favorites button. It is more common than the ability to reshare (boost).
Even Yahoo Answers!, which was designed to be a database of serious answers (like Quora that came after it) turned into a social median platform with memes and likes. I think it is a property of people, regardless of the platform or what the button is called.
Sarah Fackrell
Stéphane Charette
Urban Hermit