Forums › Forums › White Hat SEO › Social Media › [OPINION] The future of social media without likes, follower count and other metrics. Social Media [OPINION] The future of social media without likes, follower count and other metrics. rulesforrebels replied 5 years, 2 months ago 1 Member · 16 Replies Peenutbuttjellytime Guest March 3, 2020 at 3:59 pm There would be no way to find out how well posts are doing and how to improve reach, also the pay off of likes etc. is what makes social media addictive. Without vanity metrics the platform would die. Page 2 of 2 ← 1 2 Log In to Reply Log in to reply. Log In to Reply Start of Discussion 0 of 0 replies June 2018 Now