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Facebook Is Building an 'Empathy Button'
jones_supa writes: The Dislike button has long been the most requested feature from Facebook users. So when Mark Zuckerberg said in a public Q&A session that the company was working on an alternative to things that are inappropriate to "Like," news outlets around the world sprung into action saying that the masses would soon get their wish. Don't hold your breath for a button called "Dislike." On the video, Zuck explicitly says that that's not what Facebook is building, but a way to express empathy towards sad occurrences.
Is teach all Facebook users what the word "empathy" means.
...how about a "we don't give a shit about your oversized monetized data-vacuum" button?
Okay, maybe too harsh, and I get it - the website has become dominant, and most folks are on it at least 1-2x a day, if not longer. But honestly, when some tiny website feature becomes breathless news, maybe we got our priorities screwed up?
Quo usque tandem abutere, Nimbus, patientia nostra?
No problem, as long as you give us ANY button besides "like". The community will just USE it as a "dislike" button. You need not call it that. We will do that for you.
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
is probably insufficient to bring empathy to the internet.
Is it that hard to just leave a comment?
Even "My condolences. :(" is better than hitting a stupid button. We've become a culture that needs a button for everything; I've made posts that get dozens of Likes or +1s or whatever, and have only one or two commments. People don't want to take the time to say how they really feel.
That's one thing I liked about Livejournal, and miss now. There is no "Like", so people left comments more. Even a simple "way to go!" is better than hitting "Like".
What kind of a sociopath hears "our users want express empathy" and responds with "button?"
We don't have a state-run media we have a media-run state.
Was hoping for Apathy. Is it too late for a "Meh" option?
Pretending this is my office full of bitter coworkers..
Having been a long time player of the 1 vs 1 hearthstone game I can tell you that 80% of the time the emote button, which is the only way to communicate with your opponent, is often used in a negative way.
Some of the emotes are:
"Well played": Should be used to indicate a good move by your opponent of that you admit defeat. Often used to indicate "Give up I've already one"
"Thank you": Should be used to indicate a move by your opponent that was beneficial to you. Often used at the start to indicate "Thank you for the win I will get scrub"
"Hello": Should be used to indicate a friendly greeting. Often used to announce a play that swings the game in your favor.
If facebook simply allows any emotion for any post, people will associate certain emotes as "hate".
Laughing at misfortune.
Being sad at accomplishments: "You call that an accomplishment, that is sad"
No matter how friendly you make them, people will associate some actions as less than favorable
What about:
funny
overrated
insightfull
intresting
underrated
and troll?
bickerdyke
... isn't it just a little more appropriate to post, you know, an actual comment expressing your condolences? I realize that we're all pressed for time and have dozens of cute cat pictures to "like" while on FB but if clicking on a button is the extent of your response to someone's loss, illness, etc. ... That's pretty pathetic.
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I'd prefer a "Shit Happens" button, myself.
I stay away from that data mining, privacy exploiting piece of shit.
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