This is a little thing I wrote a couple years back but wanted to post here.
I keep wanting to “like” stuff. Man has FB colonized my brain.
Mine too, Willem! There was one social network I used to frequent that had agree, disagree, love, and educational buttons. Of course, there was great debate over the use of the disagree button. Many people became hurt and angry when they were disagreed with without explanation. I think those buttons are useful, especially in large networks, because people can support a post that they like even if they don’t have anything relevant to add. You don’t have to clutter up a thread with posts that just say “I agree!” or “Well said!”