One thing I will say as a positive for the "Like" and "+1" buttons is that it gives readers a way to show their appreciation for the post without having to saying something clever themselves. When you or I are witty in a group (as we so often are), not only does it often start a volley of repartee, but in addition (or occasionally instead) we are rewarded with the laughter and/or admiring looks of our peers. That doesn't really happen online (at least not among those of use who are too articulate to just write LOL on every goddam post). FB & G+ allow some approximation of this. LJ does not, despite the fact that LJ is a much better medium for posting a nice long piece of snark that may be difficult to respond to but sure is funny.
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Date: 2011-07-23 11:00 pm (UTC)I'm just sayin'.