So, @jack apparently wants to get rid of the 'like' button on @Twitter to 'improve the quality of discourse'. Should we keep the one thing on Twitter that shows pure positivity -- a heart-shaped icon that conveys warmth, respect, and approval?
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Keyword might. Sometimes the things that one dare not say loudly are precisely the things which we need tools to say quietly, so that we can have a hope of getting common knowledge and breaking out of the bad equilibrium.
Exactly. Twitter 'likes' create better common knowledge about viewpoints, and help overcome 'pluralistic ignorance'. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluralistic_ignorance …
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Another issue to consider might be the side effects of eradicating likes upon the network criticality of a given message. Relying only on re-broadcasting is likely to amplify some of the worst tendencies of users to speak hyperbolically in order to cross the retweet threshold.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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