Page Turner Posted January 17, 2020 Share #1 Posted January 17, 2020 On a recent afternoon, Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, assembled members of his staff to discuss the secret details of a critical project: the elimination of public “likes.” You’ll be able to see how many hearts your posts get, dear user, but not other people’s tallies. The effort is referred to internally as “Project Daisy” — as in “Does she love me? Or love me not?” Likes are the social media currency undergirding an entire influencer economy, inspiring a million Kardashian wannabes and giving many of us regular people daily endorphin hits. But lately, Mr. Mosseri has been concerned about the unanticipated consequences of Instagram as approval arbiter. But making likes private will be a major shift for Instagram’s more than 1 billion users, for whom daily assessment of one another’s popularity has become like breathing. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/17/business/who-is-the-ceo-of-instagram.html 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 17, 2020 Share #2 Posted January 17, 2020 ???? I have no idea what you are writing about 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted January 17, 2020 Share #3 Posted January 17, 2020 1 minute ago, Razors Edge said: ???? I have no idea what you are writing about I think twats. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 17, 2020 Share #4 Posted January 17, 2020 Just now, Square Wheels said: I think twats. What's not to like about twats? 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted January 17, 2020 Author Share #5 Posted January 17, 2020 3 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: ???? I have no idea what you are writing about ...I wanted to avoid mentioning any specific names as counter productive. You know who you are. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 17, 2020 Share #6 Posted January 17, 2020 Just now, Page Turner said: You know who you are. I go by RE here! But #710 works in a pinch! 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted January 17, 2020 Share #7 Posted January 17, 2020 I do not think I have an instagram or a snap chat. I think I have a Pinterest. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 17, 2020 Share #8 Posted January 17, 2020 1 minute ago, jsharr said: I do not think I have an instagram or a snap chat. I think I have a Pinterest. I do the gram! It's all about following Bug! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted January 17, 2020 Share #9 Posted January 17, 2020 24 minutes ago, Page Turner said: ...I wanted to avoid mentioning any specific names as counter productive. You know who you are. I like this attitude therefor I've given you an invisible like. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 17, 2020 Share #10 Posted January 17, 2020 Just now, maddmaxx said: I like this attitude therefor I've given you an invisible like. I'll give him an invisible screw you 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12string Posted January 17, 2020 Share #11 Posted January 17, 2020 I hate when I'm scrolling though the comments on someone's Facebook post and accidentally hit the little heart thingy on some comment by somebody I don't know who turns out to be a 15 year old girl who gets all "stop stalking me you dirty old man" about it. Yeah, I don't like when that happens. Not that it ever happened. To me, I mean. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted January 17, 2020 Share #12 Posted January 17, 2020 2 hours ago, 12string said: I hate when I'm scrolling though the comments on someone's Facebook post and accidentally hit the little heart thingy on some comment by somebody I don't know who turns out to be a 15 year old girl who gets all "stop stalking me you dirty old man" about it. Yeah, I don't like when that happens. Not that it ever happened. To me, I mean. On the Internet no one knows you are a dirty old man unless you let the cat oot of the bag. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted January 17, 2020 Author Share #13 Posted January 17, 2020 9 minutes ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: On the Internet no one knows you are a dirty old man unless you let the cat oot of the bag. ...this is true. For example, I am a hot teen bisexual chick, with a perfect body, who likes My Little Pony. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted January 17, 2020 Share #14 Posted January 17, 2020 Be 'like' me (get it??) and like everything. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groupw Posted January 17, 2020 Share #15 Posted January 17, 2020 I do Instagram to have another way to share photos with a wider reach than my FB photo page. FB has made it much harder to promote pages than it used to be. I enjoy following the adventures of my youngest daughter on there more than anything. A significant percentage of her photography income comes from Instagram activity. The biggest was her recent deal with Mazda. I have 300 followers there. She has nearly 30,000! I don't put in the effort she does but what she gets out of it is impressive. I sometimes wonder if likes wouldn't be higher for some if they are anonymous. I get enough DM's on Insta because they think I am a model I photographed. I can't imagine how bad it is for women. If you don't know who did the likes, you can't do the creepy DM's... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted January 17, 2020 Share #16 Posted January 17, 2020 I have moved far away from FB. I don't care about most those people I have befriended or their lives. I also don't care where they are taking a vacation, give a rip about their politics, or their inspirational quotes. I like the pictures of their pets though. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted January 18, 2020 Share #17 Posted January 18, 2020 11 hours ago, Dottie said: I have moved far away from FB. I don't care about most those people I have befriended or their lives. I also don't care where they are taking a vacation, give a rip about their politics, or their inspirational quotes. I like the pictures of their pets though. Great things never come from comfort zones. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted January 18, 2020 Share #18 Posted January 18, 2020 17 hours ago, Razors Edge said: I go by RE here! But #710 works in a pinch! We should all be like 007 or its parr8ey Get Snart and use our numbers! 25 here! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petitepedal ★ Posted January 18, 2020 Share #19 Posted January 18, 2020 12 hours ago, Dottie said: I have moved far away from FB. I don't care about most those people I have befriended or their lives. I also don't care where they are taking a vacation, give a rip about their politics, or their inspirational quotes. I like the pictures of their pets though. I though you liked me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted January 18, 2020 Share #20 Posted January 18, 2020 So I think we could survive without likes. We did back in the old days, dammit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted January 18, 2020 Share #21 Posted January 18, 2020 3 hours ago, petitepedal said: I though you liked me. I like you here better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
late Posted January 18, 2020 Share #22 Posted January 18, 2020 16 hours ago, Dottie said: Be 'like' me (get it??) and like everything. I don't like anybody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted January 18, 2020 Share #23 Posted January 18, 2020 4 minutes ago, late said: I don't like anybody. In about 10 years of posting -- I think I've gotten one like from you. It would seem to be true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
late Posted January 18, 2020 Share #24 Posted January 18, 2020 16 minutes ago, Dottie said: In about 10 years of posting -- I think I've gotten one like from you. It would seem to be true. I don't do any of the social media (besides internet forums). I don't do Faceplantbook, InstaStupidGram, TwitsForTwitter, etc. I have given a few likes here, I must be in mental decline. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted January 18, 2020 Share #25 Posted January 18, 2020 5 minutes ago, late said: I don't do any of the social media (besides internet forums). I don't do Faceplantbook, InstaStupidGram, TwitsForTwitter, etc. I have given a few likes here, I must be in mental decline. Nothing wrong with showing others you appreciate them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted January 18, 2020 Share #26 Posted January 18, 2020 2 hours ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: So I think we could survive without likes. We did back in the old days, dammit! We was appy back then we was. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
late Posted January 18, 2020 Share #27 Posted January 18, 2020 4 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: We was appy back then we was. There is a chart out there somewhere. It shows a sharp decline in teen happiness after the iphone came out. The medium is the message.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted January 18, 2020 Share #28 Posted January 18, 2020 16 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: We was appy back then we was. Yeah! But I also gave your post a modern like in addition to this classic one for pedantic porpoises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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