Building a social app around verdicts instead of likes

I’m currently building Callout, a social debate app based on a simple question: what happens when opinions receive meaningful verdicts instead of generic likes? Every opinion can be judged as Based or a Hot Take . The aim is to make reactions more expressive while keeping the interaction quick. The interesting development challenge is balancing simplicity with enough personality to make people…

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