Re: [Evolution] Oh for heavens sake ....

[Pete Biggs <pete biggs org uk>]

On Sat, 2022-10-22 at 10:52 +0200, Philippe Lefèvre wrote:
> Yes, this "Social Networks" orientation with these likes, badges and
> other school gadgets is really appalling even though today's "majors"
> (Facebook, Apple etc ...) are having a field day capturing kids (...
> and big kids).
>
> An option in one's own personal Evolution profile to remove this
> useless and uninteresting stuff would be welcome.
That's not really possible - as far as I can see the levels and badges
are a fundamental part of what Discourse is.

It's called "gamification".

P.