Facebook dislike button

porushinobu · 16 Sep 2015 at 09:40

Greebo said:
lol I must admit I was rather please that a photo i posted last week that i took got over 40 likes.

Ive never posted anything on FB in my life that got more than 2 likes ever!

thats how they suck you in !!! ITS A TRAP!!!!!

glenimp617 · 16 Sep 2015 at 09:44

Greebo said:
You mean people post stuff and actually look to see how many likes they get?

Yes

Glaucus · 16 Sep 2015 at 09:46

Don't care, it wont change the way I use or experience facebook one iota.

Stretch said:
Facebook can be pretty much broken down into a few categories.

* Gloating Posts (look at my new car, on holiday, fancy restaurant, "amazing" children, new boy/girl friend)

* Political Posts (Isn't Dave a ****, Tory's booo, hug a tree, save the animals)

* Clickbait

None of it is very sociable or likeable tbh.

Only if that's the kind of thing you want to see, FB is so customizable there's no need to see such things unless you want to.

StriderX · 16 Sep 2015 at 09:48

My usage of FB has basically ended, a useless narcissistic gropey perversion of socialising.

Not as bad as tumblr, but its getting there.

snips86x · 16 Sep 2015 at 09:49

Will Gill said:
*like*

I think it's a good thing, especially if people post up bad news, I always think it's odd to see people 'liking' something that's related to tragedy etc..

That's what I thought too!

I was listening to Chris Evans this morning on my way to work and he clearly couldn't figure it out. He said Mark Z was talking nonsense....it's not a hard concept to grasp!

porushinobu · 16 Sep 2015 at 09:50

StriderX said:
My usage of FB has basically ended, a useless narcissistic gropey perversion of socialising.

Not as bad as tumblr, but its getting there.

I only use it these days to talk to friends and share the odd post when im really really bored

McBain · 16 Sep 2015 at 09:51

JOSH86 said:
I'm just going to dislike everything, pictures of babies, weightloss pictures - the lot.

Facebook rebel!

Damn straight :cool:

twist3d0n3 · 16 Sep 2015 at 09:52

StriderX said:
My usage of FB has basically ended, a useless narcissistic gropey perversion of socialising.

Not as bad as tumblr, but its getting there.

I ended up deleting my account a few months ago. Think i was only following about 5 people out of 250 as they were mainly insufferable 'lol' shares

porushinobu · 16 Sep 2015 at 09:52

McBain said:
Damn straight

*Porushinobu Dislikes this*

McBain · 16 Sep 2015 at 09:53

porushinobu said:
*Porushinobu Dislikes this*

*Mcbain dislikes porushinobu*

SC0TTRS · 16 Sep 2015 at 09:55

Insurance companies love it when you post you're away on holiday giving them another reason not to pay out when your house gets stripped clean after you've advised the fact it's empty for 2 weeks....

Guest2 · 16 Sep 2015 at 09:55

Greebo said:
Cant see why she is bothered. Its not a popularity contest.

And handy for other things.

If somebody posts "my mum passed away this morning" it never felt right to click "like" whereas "dislike" would be appropriate for bad news.

Why people share this sort of news on the internet is beyond me. Didnt someones family keep their facebook page open 3 years after they died to receive messages? Hw can people move on when they do this sort of thing - very sad IMO

BuffetSlayer · 16 Sep 2015 at 09:56

Maverick2332 said:
"Here's 500 pictures of my kids doing [Incredibly mundane activity], i shall be posting these every few minutes so that you don't forget that i have kids."

Isn't it just. Reminds me of this:

porushinobu · 16 Sep 2015 at 09:57

McBain said:
*Mcbain dislikes porushinobu*

I can see this turning into a beautiful friendship

DR_Pingu · 16 Sep 2015 at 09:58

I can't wait to see how many dislikes the post gets when announced on Zuckerberg's profile.

aardvark · 16 Sep 2015 at 11:42

seems odd - if someone posts a serious story and then you dislike it is that supposed to be a good thing?? because i would take it the other way entirely.

chroniclard · 16 Sep 2015 at 11:54

Just a cunning plan so Facebook gets more hits due to people arguing over "WHY DID YOU DISLIKE MY SON!"

I shall be disliking loads, gonna be great fun.

FoxEye · 16 Sep 2015 at 11:59

Rossi~ said:
I struggle to understand how Facebook is so important to people, like the OP and his wife. Sure it has it's uses, but do you really care that much? Seriously, and to post a thread about it?

I log in once every couple months, for about 2 minutes.

It's full of the most mundane crap for the most part. "Went shopping." "First day of school today!" "Did you see the new M. Knight Shamalamadingdong film? It had a bear in it!"

GD is far more interesting.

Greebo · 16 Sep 2015 at 12:00

aardvark said:
seems odd - if someone posts a serious story and then you dislike it is that supposed to be a good thing?? because i would take it the other way entirely.

So when somebody posts a pic that a bomb has gone off somewhere, it always felt odd to click the like button.

porushinobu · 16 Sep 2015 at 12:06

Greebo said:
So when somebody posts a pic that a bomb has gone off somewhere, it always felt odd to click the like button.

thats because you missed "Share"