Max Tatton-Brown
Aug 25, 2017 · 1 min read

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.

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