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Facebook commentary
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Sep 19, 2012
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Now that I'm back on Facebook, I have a few comments to make: - I don't respect people with joint Facebook accounts, like MikeandJen Jones or whatever. Not only does it go against how Facebook operates, but on a philosophical note, it kind of demonstrates a lack of individual identity. It makes it seem that two people think of themselves as a joint person, and not in a romantic kind of "inseparable" way.
- I think it's dumb when people use a picture of their kid or their pet as their profile picture. The whole idea of a profile picture is to show a picture of yourself. Post your kid pictures on your wall or as your cover photo. Your profile picture sort of represents who you are, so using a picture of your kid says that you see yourself primarily as parent, and after that as an individual.
- There's a "Like" button, but I think there should also be a "Dislike" button, so you can easily express your dissatisfaction with something. However, I think it's interesting that Facebook made it easy to express a positive emotion and not a negative one, which seems to imply that fostering community is more about positive things than negative.
- I think there should also be a "Love" button, because sometimes you really really like something. But every time I say "love button" out loud, it sounds awkwardly sexual.
- Liking a page subscribes you to that page's updates and posts. Checking in at a location doesn't have the same effect. It seems like that would be a logical thing. I could be wrong.
Obviously I'm an expert.
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