Engagement#122

I think there needs to be a way to heart or like a photo. It doesn’t have to be public facing but currently the app feels stagnant and empty relying solely on comments. It feels like posting to the ether.

I would argue that comments are the furthest thing from making an app “feel stagnant” … but also recognize that the ability to heart or fave or like an image is valuable for any community in terms of direct interaction.

Also, this request is probably covered by #2

Likes on Facebook and Insta often have zero thought put into them. Comments can be mindful. I would much rather some meaningful feedback than someone clicking a button without putting any thought into the action.

I prefer the absence of likes. Better comment threading would be nice though.

I think give it a few months and see if comments are full of 👍 or ❤️ and then decide if people need a quick way to ‘like’ a photo

I would like a way to show appreciation of a photo without leaving a comment. Often times the comment left are meaningless and you can tell people just make things up

Please don’t add likes. Comments are where it’s at. I’m more engage here on Glass than on Insta or Twitter because if I like a photo I have to comment to say so. I’m on this app for engagement not popularity

Also, isn’t it ironic that the feedback system has heart buttons next to people’s comments! I think the trouble is that the world has got used to a quick way of showing appreciation and trying to change it will not work so well. I already notice that the polite response to some praise for a photo is to reply with something like ‘thank you’ and how annoying is it going to be when for every bit of feedback there is a thank you response!! Also consider that typing can be difficult for some people so a quick way to respond positively is a) helpful and b) polite.

Id like to see them hold off this as long as possible and see how the community adapts over time.
Im TRYING to make constructive comments, but I do acknowledge it is very difficult beyond a simple “great shot”.
Hoping we can not IG this.

Learn how to think about why you like something and then say it with words. A comment with the simple “Nice” or “Awesome” is just as useless and pointless as Likes. If you can’t express yourself without an emoji, something is wrong.

We hear you all — this is a hard one to get right. We want to balance unlearning old behaviors that serve algorithms, not ourselves while still providing quick ways to interact with other members. That friction is why we launched with Comments-only and why we’re taking so long on iterating on our ideas for quick feedback.

(Merging with #2)