Hi Alessio, I found you through taking part in Justiss Goode's "Friends of Medium Reading Club."
There sure are a lot of inner workings on Medium! I've been here for nearly four years and am still learning about it, including from your story.
I think one of the things Medium could do to keep those fake responses at bay, such as claps, is to not put the icon for claps until the end of the stories. As it is now, it's also at the beginning, which goes against all logic.
I don't write much about Medium. I've got too many stories to tell. But I do learn from those that I read, and yours was on of them. Clarification is king!
~Arthur Keith