I get notifications that look like they are replies (dot in hamburger menu) but they end up being some kind of “prize” for doing something like reading a long topic for the first time. They appear to be engagement hacks and I have to say I dislike that immensely. I have gone through all the options in my profile and cannot see a way to turn them off. Is it possible?
I think you are the first person to be bothered enough to ask.
Off the top of my head, im not sure if you can opt out of badges.
When im at a PC ill see what i can find
Badges are pretty infrequent and primarily serve to introduce users to Discourse features, becoming less common as you gain familiarity with the forum.
When you have been here a while you might get the occasional badge depending on your content, but its far from frequent.
To disable like notifications, go to Preferences - Notifications - Notify when liked.
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@Plato if you don’t want your prizes, can I have them? 
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