“I Like This” on Facebook: Bringing Laziness to Comments
Facebook is at it again. Within the last year or so, Facebook has added new features that have, in my opinion, changed the way we think of social networks. The ability to on just about every action your friends make is a feature that I use on a daily basis, and honestly can’t imagine living without.
But now, like the original poke, Facebook has added a lazy way to show your friends that you’re paying attention to them. On your feeds, next to the comment link, you will now find a “like” link. Instead of writing an insightful and well thought out message (I know, noone actually does that), you now have the option to simply “like” their status changes, new book choices, or group joins.
I’m honestly opposed to the idea of making people lazier. Really, what’s so hard about typing a few words. Something thoughtful, like “I’m so glad you’ve decided to join the Ricky Martin fan club, but we can no longer hang out.” Or something inspirational, like “Learn the difference between its and it’s, retard.”
Society is crumbling around us.
Edit:
Apparently it was on the Facebook blog at 9pm last night, but the addict I am, I’m sure I would have noticed if it had been implemented anytime before 3pm EDT today.
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February 10th, 2009 at 10:08 pm
could it be possible that they are trying to surface & add value to content that people ‘Like’? you’re free to write a comment after you Like something.
February 10th, 2009 at 10:19 pm
Seems like the logical next step. Are you thinking along the lines of Digg.
Of course it’d be a sad world to see Facebook turned into something where you’re filtering comments by “likes”. Can you imagine?
“Did you see my status update yesterday?”
“Nope, sorry. It was below my threshold. Apparently you’re not popular enough to matter.”