IMO these two actions have different purposes, and we could use more of both here. :) In particular, I think it’s more valuable than one might expect to leave a short comment that includes a bit of gratitude. Even short comments often communicate something that reacts cannot. For example, the last comment in Angelina’s screenshot helps enforce good norms in the community.
Reactions seemingly serve that purpose better:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/oZff425xLnikfxeGD/pat-myron-s-shortform?commentId=HsadBx85nAggb8Q5T
IMO these two actions have different purposes, and we could use more of both here. :) In particular, I think it’s more valuable than one might expect to leave a short comment that includes a bit of gratitude. Even short comments often communicate something that reacts cannot. For example, the last comment in Angelina’s screenshot helps enforce good norms in the community.
Agree the bottom comment is significantly more complex than reactions. The top 2 could be reactions