Was this empirically verified somehow? I see myself just randomly holding it down based on what I want to do next, whether I’m hungry for lunch, how much I’m procrastinating, etc. If you’re so worried about a binary option, I can (and anyone reading this) can surely come up with a dozen alternatives off the top of our head. None of them are better? Doubtful.

Try explaining how many claps you have to a non-Medium person. They’ll raise their brow. Try explaining how many recommends you have. They’ll say, “Oh. Cool.” (And maybe they’ll check out the platform too.)

Plus, it’s cheesy.

Just my two cents.