My guess would be this one:
There are a bunch of people here who pay me to heart their posts. I get paid between .05 and .78 per heart.
DM for packages
Edit: you can see my best customers below.
I love getting s. I even go back to my posts from a few days ago to see how many s I got. I get very little positive reinforcement in my life.
I try to fav things for the same reasons as @JohnnyTruant, but it bothers me that the best way to farm favs is dunks. It ties into my broader theory that internet politics is driven by what stimulates amygdalas instead of facts.
You also beat people into submission of hearts with your goddamned long well thought out posts.
For me its the equivalent of urinating on something to establish my scent and dominance.
But also for all the reasons others have mentioned: lolz, gratitude for sharing, empathy for a difficult situation, or just a really well articulated point.
I also try and like every reveal post in a Walrus thread because while Walrus = pain for all but the victor, its doubly so for the host without any hope of victory in the end.
Thereās some formula where a long post tends to get a good amount of likes but thereās a cap because most people arenāt reading all that.
For my top 20 post, which was long, Iām pretty sure the title doubled the s.
I get so many hearts from you I thought that you especially liked me. Now I see youāre just easy.
I heart posts in controversial threads to represent my silent majority vote.
Just interpret it however you want I honestly didnāt like it that much but I want everyone to feel good.
Nobody hearts a cat.
I canāt explain it any better than Jefferson Airplane:
Donāt you want somebody to love
Donāt you need somebody to love
Wouldnāt you love somebody to love
You better find somebody to love