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RE: The trouble with view counters
I've always found these type of problems fascinating. On one end every single visit counts as a view, and systems that try and filter like something with recaptcha 2.0 running in the background will more than likely not count as many views as it should from what I understand.
I think for practicality sake you are right, the upvote button is the view+apprication button, sure not everyone who sees your post will necessarily upvote, but anyone who upvotes found the content useful or quality enough to receive an upvote. Which in my mind is much better information.
Another commenter (@tcpolymath) suggested a button, similar to the upvote button, which would serve as more of a traditional "like" on social media, without the monetary reward.
Honestly, I think he's on the right track with his prediction though. It wouldn't be good. People can't handle the truth; ignorance is bliss. Even today, commenting on a post without upvoting it is widely considered bad form. Could you imagine the toxicity such a button would generate on this platform? Hah!
I agree that voting on content provides better (more useful) information. It's not perfect; we know this, but that doesn't stop it from mostly working in the way it's intended.