What features could you build into Farcaster to encourage more empathy with other users?

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sometimes I scroll past an hours old cast that has no engagement.

it makes me wonder— am I the first to see it? is it such a niche thought no one else relates?

sometimes I wish I could acknowledge such casts, so the caster at least feels heard, but maybe that would be interpreted as ignored.

maybe I’m overthinki

father, husband, css golfer, ux engineer, silently defining variables as /sdv sdv.wtf

I think likes are generally great, simple ways to engage. but in being so binary it could also be bookend of a thought. akin to a thumbs up in a private chat.

imagine if instead of replying to your reply, I just liked it? would you interpret it as me agreeing, and/or not caring enough to dig further?

What about the like button?

Maybe we all need to be more liberal about likes.