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Maybe, and I don't claim to have a design in mind for this, but maybe we could start to see the functions of different social networks integrated with every piece of content on the Internet. We don't have to immediately post or share the piece (even if an article has Facebook share buttons I copy and paste the link anyway).

An upvote and a like and a favorite (heart?) all serve different needs across networks, but they generally mean the same thing within a network.

I think for a system like this to make sense, there should be some amount of conditioning. On HN, for example, I abhor downvotes without context, especially when it's clear that the downvote is more an expression of disagreement rather than an indication that the comment detrimented the conversation.