On the Nature of the Like Button, 2024
On the Nature of the Like Button
- the like button, is a nasty thing.
- (then a jargon is ascribed to this, called gamification, by reddit, YouTube, etc.)
- on elon x, when u like a post, that guy's post start to show up in your deck, otherwise no show, even if you follow and avidly read them.
- the problem is, liking a post is not the same as desire to see more of it.
- so, it forces you, to basically promote the website (so called platform). (i.e. increase user activitity statistics)
- used to be, i never thumbup anything since its invention in 2009 by zukerbug fuckface facebook.
- if i really appreciate a post, i reply and say thank you or similar.
- this is the natural human interaction.
- you should do the same. put human back in human communication.
the lazy like, induces numb brain and alienation and goad clickbait.
by the way, the like-button is private, to you and the author, since about 3 months ago.
- the above is about the like-button on elon x. before elon, and elsewhere, it's far worse.
- It's public. meant to entice traffic, more to read, before artificial intelligence era suggestions.
- during jack dorsey fuckface's twitter, it became ways for the deepstate sjw pawns to fish you out for mob attack for wrong thought.
On the State of Thumbup on Social Media, 2025
The way i use like is, if a post is actually useful or funny or i enjoyed in some way, i like it. Actually it's more complicated.
For first 20 years, i never liked anything on any site. Beause the thumbup button, is a nasty brain tainting psychology trick, started by facebook zukerbug, to make u addicted, increase traffic, give them your info about your preferences and connections.
But unfortunately, the corp won. The mob is really truly too stupid, counting the coders.
Then, the sjw era came. Around 2016 to 2020. That's when, if you liked the wrong post, u get mobbed by deep us college pawns. Lots fear.
Then, 2022 era, elon musk took over, and start the fresh idea of making like non-public.
This increased more honest likes. But still, at this point, online sites is majority bots and agents. When you like some post, and if it is politics, chances are, you are registering yourself. Actually applies to seeming non-political accounts, including those postig cute animals etc.
- basically, now, you should like something only when,
- you know who the guy is, e.g. met in real life.
- you truly enjoyed the post.
- you want to see more post like that.
- and if you don't like, people you follow never shows up in your stream.