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Can someone explain what the motivation for this protocol is, and why it merits the name "protocol"? It looks like regular old HTTP to me.

(I earnestly hope I'm wrong, because I'll learn something new and cool.)

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Seems like a decentralized like button. But without any quality control on the data, so the number of likes is meaningless.

If it's a decentralized like button, why is a new protocol needed? `PUT /count/increment` is a pretty straightforward RESTFUL solution over the existing HTTP protocol.

yeah, I'm not getting the significance here either.

admittedly, it's a good project for an entry-level dev's portfolio, but that's about it.

> [...], so the number of likes is meaningless.

uh...

I'm not sure you and I use the same definition for meaningful.

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