I really like this system for a couple of reasons.
For a while, I’ve wondered about promiscuity of social signals, Likes etc.
It’s so easy to show you “Like” a million things. But which do you really love?
When it comes to feedback, it also interests me because it allows a really purposeful signal of intent.
These distinctions are only possible by degree, which the Applause button achieves.
The only thing possibly missing is the sense of a cost to achieve it. Value is easy to ascribe when it costs me nothing, but it means less.
Perhaps a link from applause back to my subscription I pay for Medium now could be a way to join the dots from that to the payment levels mentioned in their plan.
Good luck with it Ev + co. Either way, great to see someone trying something new.
