That's a slight chicken/egg problem. Most websites don't have like buttons with counters, so most people probably aren't going to use it as a signal anyways. If

That's a slight chicken/egg problem. Most websites don't have like buttons with counters, so most people probably aren't going to use it as a signal anyways. If you do have a high amount of likes there may be some benefit to using it, but how are you going about getting those likes without the button there in the first place?