04-07-2019, 02:01 AM
(04-06-2019, 06:09 PM)Benjamin Wrote: Ironically I noticed myself wanting to 'like' your post Alpha360.
Quote:Sometimes it's just an acknowledgement that a member read the post and is acknowledging a post, or giving a like to agree. Seeing it as a popularity contest, or looking for likes for validation, is a self worth issue. If that is "your" (those of you who think we shouldn't have likes) issue, work on it. Ultimately, we're all here to better ourselves and each other. There shouldn't be any shame in that.
Not many people said that other than me.
But that comes from me being aware of more of the psychology of facebook for example. And how it hypnotizes people in a negative way.
It can both buy into self worth issues that somebody might have yes, but it also literally trains that even in healthy people if they use it too much.. there is countless articles written about it and the addiction to dopamine from it which trains that tendency and is why so many people are addicted to facebook.
And that was done by design which is why it's so popular and people are addicted to it. The people who are addicted to it have this issue much more, and i've noticed using it less there's less of this.
This is long so I doubt i'll watch all of it, but what i've listened to is cool so far. I think i'm gonna have to dig into this channel more, looks like good stuff.
That's mainly why i'd rather not see likes, because i'm already seeing without them i'm not caring much that they are gone. Maybe possibly, since this discussion could go on forever.. I don't know if it's possible to enable/disable the seeing of likes in your profile options so people can choose.
Facebook is a catalyst for your individual tendencies, whether it may be to seek validation from likes to compare yourself to other people. If you are mindful and emotionally healthy, you don't get dragged into that.
