Yes , but it should not decrease the value gained by blog. It should be like indicators that indicates people are liking this blog or not
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It would be nice to have those indicators too, and it would be interesting to see a page ordered by 'likes'.
The funny thing is, likes can be bought, while flags are usually genuine whether the poster deserved it or not.
There isn't much that can't be bought.
Still, I'd like to see what content would rise to the top without using 'money' to order it.
Well, promotional services such as @promotedpost, and its similar cousins, will add several hundred "likes" for 1 Steem.
Just look at their Resteems and you will get exactly what you envision.
OR we could also remove the rewards too, just leave the upvotes be like indicators that indicate people are liking this blog or not.
You are dreaming, is not gonna happen in 5 years, not with these guys running the show.
All they are interested in is keeping Steemit as meaningless as possible. And they are doing a very good job at it.