I agree. The Like button turned everything into a performance done for points. They are extremely unlikely to remove it as it drives engagement which drives the

I agree. The Like button turned everything into a performance done for points. They are extremely unlikely to remove it as it drives engagement which drives their entire business model. Arguably Karma points on HN have similar drawbacks, but somehow they mostly work better than Likes. Combination of downvotes + not showing a list of voters helps.