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Idle Thought Of The Day

Is the social media “Like” button the most insidious force in the West today? Discuss.

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  1. Hangtime With Moonman says:

    Yes. Like a drug, it provided a quick rush of insta-validation. But like the dragon chased by heroin junkies, social media addicts must resort to increasingly degenerate posts to garner more and more likes to slake their egos. That’s why we are at the point where people can openly express their delight at an elected official being shot over politics, and nobody bats a fucking eye.

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  2. mendo says:

    It sure is. I speak from experience during my brief FB days. This was also pre-RP too. I would post stuff solely for the sake of getting that most-sought after “like” click. I foolishly put too much emphasis on getting that like, mainly from actual friends, acquaintances of me–i.e. people I knew and had met in person.

    Sure, it was always nice to get a like from someone I barely knew, but it wasn’t that important to me.

    It’s a false equivalency of thinking you’ve “done something.” It’s the vacuous, wide-open gate of acceptance. It’s virtual bullshit. Last year someone trolled me on twatter, pinning that tweet, as though it was some conquest or some great victory, just because people liked his tweet. It wasn’t anything serious, but the fact that guy thought it was an accomplishment was what was so troubling.

    There really is no country for old men.

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  3. I liked this on WordPress.

    Possibly. What will a woman not do for lotsa likes? The little dopamine rush. I’d like to think social media is just a fad but I guess we’ll see

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  5. plumpjack says:

    if facebook was run by actual men it would be “respect” instead of “like”.

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  6. Major7 says:

    Alright everybody, no more likes on the Chateau.

    [CH: NOOOOOOOOOOOO (withdrawal is a bitch)]

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  7. jeangray07 says:

    I can’t think of anything else that fuels toxic behavior and thinking more than social media. Besides Islam, that is.

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  8. The Philosopher says:

    Women get off on it. But it can work the other way if you take control of the ‘conversation’. I bet ya within 4 years, Trump wins a higher share of the women vote even with the jew full frontal assault. Just watch.

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    • wolfie65 says:

      Agreed.
      Obummer won in part because he took control of new tech and new ways of communication and fund raising.
      Don’t let THEM always have the inside track to the young.

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  9. Oleaginous Outrager says:

    The Digital Dopamine Dispenser.

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  10. bo says:

    Its a digital safe space. No one can be offended. unless they don’t get enough likes, so in the future you will be forced to like things, because not liking them is hate-thought.

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  11. Anonymous says:

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  12. PA says:

    It nails it.

    PS: I like the title of this post 🙂

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  13. Lovekraft says:

    Season 2 of tv show “Black Mirror” has an episode with Ron Howard’s daughter (look it up) in which social media approval determines one’s placement in the social order. Really good watch. Recommended.

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