• Makeshift
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    1 year ago

    I’d argue you still can get that dopamine hit.

    Even if the numbers don’t carry elsewhere in a meaningful way, seeing the high positive number next to your post still means that other people agreed with/liked what you said on that particular post/comment. And that alone can give a mild dopamine hit.

    Less useful for bots trying to farm rep for nefarious reasons, more useful for real people who can feel the joy of a moment.