Comments on: Why You Can’t ‘Dislike’ Facebook

By: JosephYi

JosephYi — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 22:40:22 +0000

@Scott Thanks for the comments! I really appreciate it. Facebook does actually have an ‘unlike’ feature that allows you change whether you like something or not.

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 22:31:08 +0000

Ask yourself, do you want your “I like” endorsement on a site that turns out to be deceptive, inappropriate, malicious, or in some other way, objectionable or harmful? Facebook Applications and links can be be any of those things, and discovering their true nature can take time, even days to discover.

By not allowing a person to take back their endorsement you may create a deceptive ‘virtual web of trust’. How can that ever be positive?

At the VERY least, I should be able to take back my “I Like” vote, after I discover that the link is bogus.

The suggestion that I should “hide” something objectionable is moot, if I have already clicked on the “I like” button, because now my endorsement has gone out to every other poor should that would see the link.

Example: A man walks up to you and says, “If you shout out what an honorable man I am to everyone in this crowd, I will give you a million dollars, no strings attached”. So you yell it out for everyone to hear. The trouble is, he was lying, and you don’t get your million dollars. In the real world, if I didn’t get it, I could then yell out, this man lied. In Facebook, I am voiceless.

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:21:15 +0000

I like your idea that facebook have to create a positive environment, I wonder to what degree they will continue to artificially craft the users’ actions?

If present trends continue the level to which social media sites can shape our interactions is somewhat concerning!

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