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From 0 to 50, What Every Level of Claps đź‘Ź Mean
The gospel of appreciation — according to Malky McEwan
If you stick a 1 star * on your Airbnb review, we all know the couch will be mouldy, the horrendous scream of sirens will keep us awake all night, and the toilet won’t flush.
On Amazon, you can give 5 stars for a potato peeler — hey, I might buy that too!
On this platform, things are different. Here the currency is clapping. But clapping an article is much more nuanced than most people appreciate.
With every clap, you send a message to the author. But with 0 to 50 claps to choose from, what do they mean? I’ll tell you —
Clap clap đź‘Ź đź‘Ź đź‘Ź đź‘Ź đź‘Ź
0 — Hey, I read your article and thought it was so inspiring I rushed off to apply your advice and forgot to give you a clap. Either that or I’m jealous of you.
1 — I’m new here, I liked your article but I don’t know I can clap more than once.
2 — I’m new here, I liked your article and don’t know I can clap more than once but pressed it twice by mistake.
3 — I’m depressed enough with life, the universe and everything without having to read this crap. I’d comment to that effect but I’m busy.
