It is ironic that we can only like stories on Facebook, even when they are heart wrenchingly sad and weve nothing (consoling, or profound) to say. That like is a juxtaposition which makes me wonder what the person meant by it. Did they like the story as if enjoying it, or they liked the fact that the other person (the one who shared it, or wrote it) shared it with them, that sad story, or good story, or perhaps, a happy story. In any case, one cannot know for sure. The dislike button wouldnt do justice here, and since social networking is meant to *not* spread loathing or hatred if it cannot spread warmth and happiness, removing the dislike button was a very wise move on FBs part (a very old story). But it does leave us - too lazy to type a word or draw an emoticon - dissatisfied somewhere, and also creates a sense of disillusionment due to this ambiguity in deciphering the intention of the reader. Afterall, nobody likes to fight, but everybody enjoys a good fight. Read this complete post on Aesthetic Blasphemy and do let me know what you think :)
Posted on: Sat, 08 Mar 2014 06:30:01 +0000
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