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[jedusor]

Me: Oh man, I just know one of the comments on this post is going to say "ha ha, where's the like button?". Yep, there it is. Ugh. That joke got old about two minutes after Facebook came up with the whole liking thing.
Mike: LJ needs a "punch" button.

Comments

[hahathor.livejournal.com]

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.

I'm just sayin'.

[jedusor.livejournal.com]

I have nothing against the "like" button, for what it is. I use it on Facebook. I'm just sick of people saying it should exist in places it doesn't as if they're making a hilarious joke.

[hahathor.livejournal.com]

I get that. OTOH, I know Feorag, and I'm pretty sure she wasn't trying to be funny (if only because her comment wasn't the least bit snarky). She probably meant, damn, I wish there were a way to say that I enjoy this without feeling the need to come up with a response that's at least that funny so I don't look like a jerk.