I'm well aware of why reactions were added, but the way it was done is asinine. Instead of adding two, unambiguous ways to express support or opposition ("+1"/"

I'm well aware of why reactions were added, but the way it was done is asinine. Instead of adding two, unambiguous ways to express support or opposition ("+1"/"-1"), GitHub chose to add three or four variations of each ("heart", "hooray", "rocket" etc.). Now some people, to express support, react with "+1". Others react with "heart" or "rocket". How do you find the issues with the most popular support behind them? Do you sort by "+1" or by "heart"? On some issue trackers, one reaction type is preferred over another. On other trackers, reactions are mixed, and you find issues with 5 "+1" reactions and 40 "heart" reactions, and issues where it's the other way round. This is so hilariously bad that it almost feels like deliberate sabotage for laughs. Imagine if HN, instead of upvotes and downvotes, had eight different ways to "react" to posts and comments, each with their own subtly different connotations. That's what GitHub implemented. It's something I would expect from a social network where people share photos of their cats, not from a system where software deficiencies are being discussed.