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·Let’s be honest: most humans want to be liked. It’s probably hard-wired into our DNA to help insure group cohesion. If you aren’t well-liked, or say you don’t care about it, you probably should assess why, and speak to a therapist. I digress...
I’m often both amused and surprised about how much potent communication gets transmitted when one hits that little button on a forum such as this one.
To that end, I have compiled a non-exhaustive list of the various different “likes” I’ve noticed whilst (there, I got that word in again...) spending way too much time here. Please add some of yours:
1) The “legit” like: you read something that enlightens, educates, helps, or speaks to you or your issues, for what could be a variety of reasons, and you hit the button. All good.
2) The “passive-aggressive” like: you’ve had a tiff with someone before, over some first-world problem or issue, and now that person gets into it with someone else, and you repeatedly “like” your “enemy’s” foe’s posts, just to get under his skin. C’mon,you know exactly what I’m talking about...
3) The “Newb” like: a new poster, who’s been lurking for eight years, finally has the nerve to timidly post something often minimally consequential. But you give them a “like” because they’re being brave, and you were feeling gracious.
4) The “bro” like: one of your besties gets a “like” because he’s your boy, you got each other’s backs, and the content is immaterial.
5) The “attractive girls joins the forum” like: needs no further elucidation.
6) The “minion” like: a high, like-count poster gets a “like” because he’s the BMOC, and you hit the button whether you understand what’s going on or not, because you need to be in the fold.
7) The “Effort” like: someone posts something that you may or may not like, but it obviously took a lot of effort, so you reward that sweat with a “like.”
8) The “Flattery” like: you knowingly or unknowingly boost your own “like” count by effusively complimenting or agreeing with someone else’s post, thereby almost insuring a return “like.”
9) The “Play the odds” like: this person responds to everything that’s posted, knowing there’s a high-likelihood that, just given the odds, you will accumulate many “likes” back.
10) The “Moderator” like: they deserve something for their efforts, don’t they?
11) The “create a thread about ‘likes’” like: now that would be so transparent as to be laughable.
I’m often both amused and surprised about how much potent communication gets transmitted when one hits that little button on a forum such as this one.
To that end, I have compiled a non-exhaustive list of the various different “likes” I’ve noticed whilst (there, I got that word in again...) spending way too much time here. Please add some of yours:
1) The “legit” like: you read something that enlightens, educates, helps, or speaks to you or your issues, for what could be a variety of reasons, and you hit the button. All good.
2) The “passive-aggressive” like: you’ve had a tiff with someone before, over some first-world problem or issue, and now that person gets into it with someone else, and you repeatedly “like” your “enemy’s” foe’s posts, just to get under his skin. C’mon,you know exactly what I’m talking about...
3) The “Newb” like: a new poster, who’s been lurking for eight years, finally has the nerve to timidly post something often minimally consequential. But you give them a “like” because they’re being brave, and you were feeling gracious.
4) The “bro” like: one of your besties gets a “like” because he’s your boy, you got each other’s backs, and the content is immaterial.
5) The “attractive girls joins the forum” like: needs no further elucidation.
6) The “minion” like: a high, like-count poster gets a “like” because he’s the BMOC, and you hit the button whether you understand what’s going on or not, because you need to be in the fold.
7) The “Effort” like: someone posts something that you may or may not like, but it obviously took a lot of effort, so you reward that sweat with a “like.”
8) The “Flattery” like: you knowingly or unknowingly boost your own “like” count by effusively complimenting or agreeing with someone else’s post, thereby almost insuring a return “like.”
9) The “Play the odds” like: this person responds to everything that’s posted, knowing there’s a high-likelihood that, just given the odds, you will accumulate many “likes” back.
10) The “Moderator” like: they deserve something for their efforts, don’t they?
11) The “create a thread about ‘likes’” like: now that would be so transparent as to be laughable.
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