[alvarezbjm-hn]

What if there was a large button for upvote, and beside a smaller button for 100x upvote?

Regular users can upvote 100 cat pictures for their dopamine hit, and when they find an ACTUALLY VALUABLE post they can look for the small button.

[lonk11]

Medium did this with "claps". Press once for a single clap. Press and hold to add multiple claps proportional to the time you hold it.

[PMunch]

Like Reddit gold you mean? (before they created all these silly other awards)