Ryika
Lazy Wannabe Artista
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I went through this thread again and couldn't find anyone making such claims - but it's always a good strategy to strawman the opposition's opinion into absurdity!If some of the disapproving members were to be believed, clicking 'Like' on a post is a direct path to the collapse of society and the Salem Witch Trials, CFC Edition.
Yeah... so? Is your need for validation really so big that having made that post stating your opinion does not make you happy, and only when others respond positively by taking the time and clicking a button you can be at ease?It's nothing more than a way to express appreciation or agreement (or both!) with someone's post. Many times, you can create a quality post and receive no replies to it because there's nothing to say in response.
If so, then what if you make a quality post with an unpopular opinion and still don't get any likes? Or will you just avoid saying unpopular things now? O_O
And what do you make of that knowledge? In the past, when nobody responded to your comment it would be: "Oh well, guess it wasn't that interesting to people." - now you may get 0 upvotes while people below you, disagreeing with you get 90 upvotes and you'll be like: "Oh, I wish I knew why people don't agree or disagree with my point. If only they took the time to formulate their opinion instead of just clicking a button!"The addition of Likes allows you to know whether or not your post was well-received without needing people to muddy the waters with "Yeah, I agree, but I have nothing more to add." comments.
I don't see how that's better than before, to me it sounds like it will leave WAY more questions for everybody who's not the one making the post that agrees with the popular opinion.