Facebook: The "Like" button

I think I'll send Dick some pieces of flair for starting this thread.

 

This isn't a "get off my lawn" accusation. It's a (and I mean this with love) overthinking geek hipster accusation.

 

I usually hit the "like" or "share" button when I'm urged to do so because, otherwise, I will disappoint Jesus.

 

Notre Dame fans can't be hipsters.

 

The moment you say "X can't be hipsters," all the hipsters rush to become it.

 

I'm going to change my facebook name to "Nobody" so that when I like a post it will say "Nobody likes this."

 

The trouble with the "like" button is that when I make a witty and brilliant post, everybody is just so effing jealous of my wit and brilliance that they never push the "like" button.

 

F that...send him a Starbucks gift card!

 

My wife's former co-worker announced her miscarriage on Facebook. When my wife saw the post, it had 12 likes.

I sure hope it wasn't because all of her friends hate her that much.

 

Maybe the people liked all the money she would save by not having a child.

 

Receiving a "Like" and nothing else is far less disappointing than getting a comment notification only to find out it says, "Cool!"

 

If you “like” this article on a site like Facebook, somebody who reads it is more likely to approve of it, even if the reporting and writing are not all that great.

But surprisingly, an unfair negative reaction will not spur others to dislike the article. Instead, a thumbs-down view will soon be counteracted by thumbs up from other readers.

Those are the implications of new research looking at the behavior of thousands of people reading online comments, scientists reported Friday in the journal Science. A positive nudge, they said, can set off a bandwagon of approval.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/09/science/internet-study-finds-the-persuasive-power-of-like.html?hpw&_r=0