To "like" or not to like?

[Sideways]

If you support someone why not type a quick message saying so, instead of clicking like?

Because it would seriously interrupt the flow of a thread if, every time I liked a post, I added in a post saying “I liked that post”.

 

[anonymous]

If I can't do that and if I get stuck in the ditch of deciding who does and doesn't like me, then I know it's time for less screen and more green.

There is probably a lot of truth and a lesson to be learned from this reality check. Thanks.

 

[EveHarrington]

I TRY to not pay attention to likes anymore. I am also guilty of slacking off on giving likes. Oops.

 

[anonymous]

Anonymous 3 here. I remember joining the site and being quite confused by the like function being here. Didn't like it at all. Then realised after a bit that for some reason it actually helped me be here. In retrospect I had some major issues with being invisible and wanting to be invisible whilst being trapped by it. Something about the function was almost a form of exposure therapy whilst being reassuring. It was healing which was a total shock to me at the time and even a little disconcerting. I'm not sure about now. I am not anywhere near as fragile. It is probably again a reflection of real life in certain respects so again a way to work through that. Can understand all feelings mentioned about it.

 

[blackemerald1]

I don't mind it, never thought of it as a way to relate to the person in respect of my personal feeling towards the poster. Because I know I only know their perspective on certain issue.(s) But I don't actually really know them. It's not like 'friending' on fb.. (which I don't like). I think it's just a simple way of acknowledgment in some instance's, support in other's, compassion, agreement... depending on the issue/post. But I don't 'like' mindlessly & I only skip the 'like' if I think the post is off the topic completely; has already been said within the thread. But I don't use it as a tool to get at someone or hurt someone. I don't have the headspace for that... too much going on in my own life. If something really offends my sense's - rather than someone. I stop reading, go offline for a while. Usually someone has posted a response which says what I would have written long before I go back to the thread & quite often better written than I could have. So then I 'like' that. I don't keep up with all the name's & who has liked or abstained from liking. It's the topic, suggestions, life experience that I really 'like'. I learn a lot & sometimes I laugh a lot. I like that too.