I never thought in terms of “likes” until I joined Facebook five years ago. This simple word “like” has reframed my perspective, and I have a love/hate relationship with it.
Although I appreciate how important likability is for positive human relationships, I don’t want how we view each other (and the world) to be reduced to such simple, superficial terms. However, in this new world of liking, hearing, favoriting, and friending, we have to find a way to make it work for us.