I don't give thanks and I wish I could stop people giving them to me. I understand it is a shortcut instead of writing a reply. But I care not to participate in this system. Giving and receiving thanks actually trigger the dopamine system and you can sort of getting hooked on it. And if you get no thanks and expect it, must feel awful.

If you look at the thanks, it's easy to see what groups exist and who likes and dislikes who. I sort of feel weird being given that information, but I'm a pattern thinker and maybe others don't see this pattern on an instant, like I do.

The site managers wish this system and it is used, so others like it. I accept that but no one is actually making me push buttons, so I shant.