ten reasons to 'like'

1. it’s like giving a thumbs-up to the world
2. it shows approval or agreement without even having to say anything
3. it makes people feel good about their comments
4. i actually do like a lot of things
5. i believe in expressing approval
6. things make me laugh. thus, i like them.
7. i believe in validating other people’s attempts at humor and/or wit
8. liking is virtually risk-free. creepy “liking” is rarely called out or commented on, giving me the freedom to “like” the comments of veritable strangers without fear of my creepiness being brought to attention. in the case of comments on a wall post, there isn’t even an option to comment on said liking. leaving me free to like, show my appreciation, and move on.
9. liking comments does not result in billions of notifications afterwards, which results in a sort of “why not like this” attitude.
10. i like to imagine that it makes someone’s day a tiiiiinyyy bit brighter to have their comment “liked.” a post not liked is a post under-appreciated, in my opinion. if it is funny, witty, or otherwise like-worthy, why not let them know? all it takes is the click of a button :)