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[BlackJace]

Day 1 for PS4

 

[quesalupa]

Facebook is about to get way more interesting.

 

[Salsa]

Day 1

what does this even mean in this context

 

[BlackJace]

what does this even mean in this context

A

Spoiler

bad

joke based on threads on Gaming with a similar title

 

[onadesertedisland]

Facebook is experiencing the same problem MySpace faced. It's no longer cool.

 

[DiipuSurotu]

Maybe Google+ should implement a -1 button.

 

[Hale-XF11]

I'm quite curious to see how they could possibly curb people's incessant urge to dislike everything. I didn't think it was even possible, so I'm skeptical until I see it in action myself.

 

[Orbis Tabula]

Maybe Google+ should implement a -1 button.

Please, no one would ever use that feature.

It would require using Google+.

 

[Rhomega Beta]

Facebook has been around for 11 years.....11...

11/2 is 5.5..

5.5 - 4.5 is 1

1+2 = 3

Half-Life 3 confirmed to be FB exclusive.

Can i get three people to send me tickets to get a Shotgun?

 

[TheSecondSpitter]

Facebook set to take cyberbulling to the next level.

 

[wildfire]

They should call it an "oh dear" button or something.

"Refugees are dying" oh dear

"I'm really ill" oh dear

It sort of works.

This wasn't getting enough attention. You should work at Facebook.

 

[JaseMath]

FB needs a sympathize button before a dislike button. I don't like that your grandpa died, but I can sympathize.

 

[Nudull]

This is not going to end well.

 

[ThLunarian]

FB needs a sympathize button before a dislike button. I don't like that your grandpa died, but I can sympathize.

This is the answer that I hope they go with.

I also expect that the user will be able to remove other peoples' dislikes, much like you can remove tags of yourself in pictures.

If it really is just a straight-up "Dislike" button, then I am immediately unfriending anyone who Dislikes my post just to be mean

 

[Lagamorph]

I'm sure this won't go horribly and hilariously wrong at all.

Spoiler

I really hope it does

 

[ChouGoku]

Peoples self esteem is going to tank after this

 

[Azih]

Yeah this is for status updates like

"My grandpa just died "

DO I LIKE IT OR NOT?

 

[wetwired]

Am I dreaming or didn't they have this already in the early days of facebook?

 

[TheLostBigBoss]

The reckoning is upon is.

I can now dislike the fucking endless stream of click-bate people post to their walls.

I don't have enough time to explain why the post you just linked is stupid/wrong/horribly manipulative/poorly produced, but now I'll have the time to dislike it!

I will be the most hated man on facebook!!!

 

[Hale-XF11]

This is how we all find out who our real friends are. Let the games...BEGIN!

 

[AuthenticM]

This is going to introduce chaos and will tear up friendships. Just you wait.

 

[deltatheta]

I think I'd rather someone write a comment if they want to express empathy. I'm getting a lot more cynical about the whole idea of "Likes" (and the other social network equivalent features where you express approval with a bare minimum of effort).

 

[Kaako]

Empathesenutz more like, u damn well know that no one gonna be using that shit for "empathy."

 

[PodcastFips]

This is how we all find out who our real friends are. Let the games...BEGIN!

Well, you wanted to be funny and you made me laugh, bur after a couple seconds I notice: This is the sad truth.

 

[Tadaima]

Am I dreaming or didn't they have this already in the early days of facebook?

You had a dream about Facebook.

Spoiler

5 Dislikes

 

[cyba89]

This will be removed two weeks after they implemented it. Internet just isn't ready for this.

 

[Dicer]

Zuckerberg was also clear that the button won’t be designed to express negative thoughts, but rather “expressing empathy.” The “dislike” button will not be for upvoting or downvoting comments and posts.

So, useless...

 

[Anth0ny]

prepare for drama

and mad beef

 

[Josh with a J]

Cool I approve

 

[Turin Turambar]

This is why Google Plus +1 was a better idea. It served as a neutral way to say "I'm behind this post". It could be positive or negative, depending of the post itself.

 

[Haly]

This is why Google Plus +1 was a better idea. It served as a neutral way to say "I'm behind this post". It could be positive or negative, depending of the post itself.

Yeah this is a really good point. Instead of going in either direction (specific emotions vs neutral support), they're hovering in the middle with loaded imagery and terminology.

 

[Dan]

I think I'd rather someone write a comment if they want to express empathy. I'm getting a lot more cynical about the whole idea of "Likes" (and the other social network equivalent features where you express approval with a bare minimum of effort).

Facebook is a hive of narcissism and self-promotion. Likes are the currency.

With the way Facebook operates, this just sounds like one more method of gathering user data. It's already far too overtly reactive to likes and measuring how long you hover over newsfeed items.

 

[RadioJoNES64]

I can not see this going good at all.

 

[mnannola]

They really need to rename Like to "Interesting" or something else. If dislike won't be a voting button, what is the point?

 

[IdreamofHIME]

Dont do it facebook.

 

[Shepard]

FB needs a sympathize button before a dislike button. I don't like that your grandpa died, but I can sympathize.

This is like, exactly what they said they are doing...

 

[rambis]

Wow this changes everything /s


But really I know alot of people who wanted this. Should be fun for a little bit.

 

[braves01]

This will be very helpful for online bullies.

 

[Rentahamster]

People will probably use it as a de facto "dislike" button anyway. Row row fight da powah.

 

[Falcs]

It won't be a dislike button. It'll be something like a sad "Feel" button.

"I got hit by a car today..."

"i feel ya "

 

[Liu Kang Baking A Pie]

FB needs a sympathize button before a dislike button. I don't like that your grandpa died, but I can sympathize.

Yo, this is in the OP.

 

[shiba5]

This won't go well. Another forum I frequent tried a dislike button. Things got really ugly and they had to remove it.

 

[BocoDragon]

"Expressing empathy."

I get it. It's going to be for posts like "My landlord is such an asshole".

You don't want to "like" posts like that... because it's like saying you think it's good that your friend's landlord is such an asshole.

I'm guessing the poster of the status will be able to choose enable a dislike button for their own posts.

 

[Daffy Duck]

It will be using react.

 

[GodParticle]

Finally, the dislike button. The true test of facebook friendships

 

[funkypie]

Hot or not

 

[Shadax the wizard]

Can't wait to click empathy when someone uploads a new profile pic.

 

[Skux]

The "empathy" excuse is hilarious. There's just no way to tell whether it's empathy or passive aggression when 1) People already use the Like button to show empathy and 2) When you only have two ways to show emotion.

It's like Hearthstone emotes.

 

[Ganzlinger]

This won't end well

 

[The Technomancer]

It's weird how people think so little of designers. Like they haven't considered everything people have said in here.

They made a site almost everyone uses daily, and they wouldn't be good enough to design this to avoid the problems y'all describe?

I agree....except I extend this logic to "and there's probably a reason why they haven't implemented it yet despite the idea being around basically since inception"