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Post by Lone Wanderer on Sept 9, 2019 10:54:50 GMT
Facebook could soon start hiding the Like counter on News Feed posts to protect users’ from envy and dissuade them from self-censorship. Instagram is already testing this in 7 countries including Canada and Brazil, showing a post’s audience just a few names of mutual friends who’ve Liked it instead of the total number. The idea is to prevent users from destructively comparing themselves to others and possibly feeling inadequate if their posts don’t get as many Likes. It could also stop users from deleting posts they think aren’t getting enough Likes or not sharing in the first place. Facebook has gradually been relegated to the place for sharing showy life events like marriages or new jobs while Instagram and Snapchat take over for day-to-day sharing. The problem is that people have so many fewer of those big moments, and the large Like counts they attract can make other users self-conscious of their of own lives and content. That’s all problematic for Facebook’s ad views. Facebook wants to avoid scenarios such as “Look how many Likes they get. My life is lame in comparison” or “why even share if it’s not going to get as many Likes as her post and people will think I’m unpopular”. Removing Like counts could put less pressure on users and encourage them to share more freely and frequently, as I wrote in 2017. It could also obscure Facebook’s own potential decline in popularity as users switch to other apps. Posts not getting as many Likes as they used to could hasten the exodus. techcrunch.com/2019/09/02/facebook-hidden-likes/
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Post by Elizabeth on Sept 9, 2019 15:20:23 GMT
. Hilarious. They should just shut down both platforms. They still cause the stuff they are trying to avoid and more. Toxic environments imo
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Post by Lone Wanderer on Sept 10, 2019 4:37:59 GMT
. Hilarious. They should just shut down both platforms. They still cause the stuff they are trying to avoid and more. Toxic environments imo FB & IG?
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Post by Elizabeth on Sept 10, 2019 4:51:58 GMT
. Hilarious. They should just shut down both platforms. They still cause the stuff they are trying to avoid and more. Toxic environments imo FB & IG? Yes. People are like dying there without followers and stuff. It's messing with their minds and if they don't get their attention it affects them negatively. I heard people harmed themselves and tried committing suicide too. I once had someone tell me I was looking for followers and I'm like, "This is coming from a person who has FB and IG and is like in a competition for following people and getting followed while I don't use either of those." They basically said. "Oh, you really don't care about internet life then." . Internet life isn't even a life. So if people care to be someone online then it's sad. It's a virtual world. They need to focus on real life. All those million of friends on Facebook aren't even your real friends. You can't count on them. You need to make real relationships. Some can start online but not all are real online.
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