The "Like" Button

[Al M.]

lol i'm well under 35 - i get a pass on bashing zoomers

Ok, LOL

 

[Alrainbow]

I’m way older then 35 to me like is just like in what ever way I mean it to be at that very moment simple !
like the universe makes us to be exactly where at the exact time your supposed to be. Or close now of this don’t get a collective of likes it confirms most dislike me

 

[Robh3606]

You guys think too much!!

Rob

 

[XV-1]

Much to do about nothing.

I use the like/luv button for pretty simple straight forward reasons. I like or luv a post enough without the need or desire to reply with a written response.

The posters here that think it's some popularity tool or conspiracy to pump certain posters up says more about them than anything. Sad really.

 

[Audire]

Ron,

I‘m sorry but I can’t like your post until my “Philosophy of Like Button” course at the University is competed! Will a “Philosophy Ph.D. Like Button” requirement be added to the “Terms and Rules“ of the forum?

 

[Ron Resnick]

Ron, this reminds me of an "article" (a very strong word to use here) I read recently about how zoomers feel the thumbs up emoji is passive agressive and borderline rude. Its a funny interpretation and now the connotation with which I use it lol

Yes, it is interesting how the meaning of something as simple as a seemingly obvious meaning emoji can change over time.

I think a basic smile is now interpreted by some generations as a damning with faint praise negative -- because if you really liked it you would have responded with a big, beaming smile.

 

[PYP]

Has anyone ever "liked" their own post?

 

[cjfrbw]

What's a zoomer, and how come I don't like it already?

 

[bonzo75]

What's a zoomer, and how come I don't like it already?

my kitten gets zoomies

 

[andromedaaudio]

Has anyone ever "liked" their own post?

No .
Many have tried , but no one has ever succeded

 

[rando]

Yes, it is interesting how the meaning of something as simple as a seemingly obvious meaning emoji can change over time.

I think a basic smile is now interpreted by some generations as a damning with faint praise negative -- because if you really liked it you would have responded with a big, beaming smile.

I'd dare say LA sets the tone for trendy ideas in much of this country. Maybe you will encounter someone of a suitable age demographic doffing their headphones and manage to poll them on where inaccuracies might exist within your statement.

Please don't, but take under consideration where a less than positive connotation has the highest likelihood to have germinated.
Negate, not negative.

 

[andromedaaudio]

I'd dare say LA sets the tone for trendy ideas in much of this country.

Like higher taxes lol
Looking as an outsider , id say its either Florida or Texas regarding good ideas

 

[rando]

Like higher taxes.
Looking as an outsider , id sas its either Florida or Texas

I have a beaming smile on my face considering suitable replies to the first.
Not FL or TX.

 

[AMR / iFi audio]

I only "like" a post when I like all of the things written. If not, other reactions are in order, but generally speaking, I don't use those features often...

 

[bryans]

Like higher taxes lol
Looking as an outsider , id say its either Florida or Texas regarding good ideas

This is where I need my thumbs down button. Texas and Florida with good ideas

 

[PeterA]

This is where I need my thumbs down button. Texas and Florida with good ideas

Internal migration is a key indicator. I think Elliot and Rhapsody DFW are big draws.

 

[Robh3606]

You guys think too much!!

Rob

I like my own post. Just because there is no button??? Have to be inventive!

Rob

 

[rando]

Rejection of reactions has direct correlation with how they continue to evolve after gaining deep establishment from social media platforms who fully tipped their hands in favor of commercialization. Giving rise to the censorship of...

I appreciate there is an outcome directly relating growth on WBF to proselytizing ad infinitum. Tying worthful contributions of dual ownership with snippets of media (ChatWBF) would be a massive step into the beyond that might actually bridge divide from lesser entities into mature polite channels with endless heights of interest.

 

[exupgh12]

I wanted to press the "like" button, but I was afraid I would be misunderstood

Clicking the "like" button serves as a way for me to express my approval or affinity for what someone has written.

 

[caesar]

Some guys are definitely more rational about the Like button than others. But this takes awareness.

The reality is that Human nature has wired us to like people who are similar to us. Humans have a proclivity toward “factions” a tendency to divide ourselves into teams or parties that are so inflamed with “mutual animosity” that they are “much more disposed to vex and oppress each other than to cooperate” and make this hobby more enjoyable…. people are so prone to factionalism that “where no substantial occasion presents itself, the most frivolous and fanciful distinctions have been sufficient to kindle their unfriendly passions and excite their most violent conflicts.” (Quotes are from James Madison Federalist Number 10.)

And in this context of high end audio, people like others who share similar tastes and brands they enjoy. After all, we are dealing with very powerful emotions - those arising from music. And in so many cases, the guys who like the gear or audio experiences they like are right, while everyone else is a dumb mother fuyer….

This, of course, related to the naive realism psychological fallacy that plagues this hobby - guys believe what they perceive is real, is the absolute truth ,and applies to everyone. So everyone must have the same emotional reaction to the music played through their favorite stereo concoction. "If you don't share my taste of stereo reproduction of Wilson/ Magico/ dcs, Brand XYZ, you are a FRIGGIN IDIOT!"

We see this very frequently on this forum, with guys who own the same brand or those who have hung out listening together. They have formed bonds that’s resulted in small social networks and factions. Examples we see are wilson / dcs fanboys, the wadax owners and fans, horn guys, SET guys, platonic imaginationists, guys making the pilgrimage to DDK’s Mecca, taiko thread, lampizator owners, etc. And outside the forum, for example, the Boston based Goodwin dealership and many of their customers worship Rockport over Wilson and everything else, etc. Every experienced audiophile has figured out their own approach....

The guys falling into their small social networks follow each other around, “liking” each other’s posts.

Us , humans, are suckers for flattery, and this “liking” function further reinforces and amplifies the phenomenon. Per James Madison, these small gangs cooperate and support each other’s posts, fighting for those “common goals” and tastes of their group. And they clash and argue with the other guys who do not share their views and preferences. These repeated forum “battles” further strengthen the bonds within their social networks …

Scientifically grounded behavioral science principles confirm all of this. (check out pioneering research by Robert Cialdini in his book Influence.)

@AudioGod , I saw your thread regarding Jay's Audio Lab. One way to look at it and to answer your question, guys who share his taste and approach will like him, those who don't will ignore or despise him. Now that he owns wilson, he will attact wilson fans like flies. Until he dumps wilson...