I actually thing this is a fair idea. Preserving the button so I can tell the algorithm (and video author) that it's not something I want to see is a good thing

I actually thing this is a fair idea. Preserving the button so I can tell the algorithm (and video author) that it's not something I want to see is a good thing. Hiding the number of dislikes makes me unable to be biased towards what I've seen and forces me more directly to form my own opinion. I think it would be a good idea to do the same with the Likes count.