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Instagram May Be Getting Rid of 'Likes' On Platform


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1 hour ago, Sanne Godijn said:

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Thank you for noticing. Already updated :party:

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geopang
3 hours ago, matteonster said:

That’s a great idea, I love it! The number of likes effecting a lot of people’s mental health negatively and it became way more important than it actually is. It was about damn time for these huge companies to care about these issues.

If the number of likes is affecting your mental health, then you have a muchhh bigger problems...

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19 minutes ago, geopang said:

If the number of likes is affecting your mental health, then you have a muchhh bigger problems...

Yes, actually there can be but not in every case since a whole generation is growing up using these platforms on a daily basis, unconsciously thinking that the number of likes you get is a kind of measure of your worth, comparing themselves to others. I’m happy that you might not be familiar with it or your circle of friends and family but it is an existing problem, wheter you have other mental health issues or not. Some people are lucky to realize that it is effecting their lives negatively so that they can change the way they handle it but I think there are still a lot of folks out there doesn’t even know about it. So personally I feel like it’s a great way to manage it on a global level.

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geopang
3 minutes ago, matteonster said:

Yes, actually there can be but not in every case since a whole generation is growing up using these platforms on a daily basis, unconsciously thinking that the number of likes you get is a kind of measure of your worth, comparing themselves to others. I’m happy that personally you’re not familiar with it or your circle of friends and family but it is an existing problem, wheter you have other mental health issues or not. Some people are lucky to realize that it is effecting their lives negatively so that they can change the way they handle it but I think there are still a lot of folks out there doesn’t even know about it. So personally I feel like it’s a great way to manage it on a global level.

Or they can simply get off social media, just as I know multiple people who have, and it made their life better. Disabling a feature that makes instagram what it is, just Because a small percentage of the users are unnecessarily anxious over it, is completely ridiculous in my opinion. If someone is determining their worth based off Instagram likes from strangers, then they need therapy, not an alteration from Instagram.

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zakariah

why are social media platforms just killing themselves now lmao

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4 minutes ago, geopang said:

Or they can simply get off social media, just as I know multiple people who have, and it made their life better. Disabling a feature that makes instagram what it is, just Because a small percentage of the users are unnecessarily anxious over it, is completely ridiculous in my opinion. If someone is determining their worth based off Instagram likes from strangers, then they need therapy, not an alteration from Instagram.

I might not agree with the way you expressed your last sentence but you are right saying that it is something that should not happen. A digital or social media detox is another way indeed but I think it is still a bigger thing that could be changed with decisions like this from big companies.

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LateToCult
4 hours ago, Morphine Prince said:

The death of Instagram. 

A celebration of life. :whitney:

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Maleficent
5 hours ago, Sanne Godijn said:

Imgur doesnt work here 

but u can still copy paste the link...

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Maleficent
8 hours ago, River Phoenix said:

Yea other people can’t see see the likes you have but only mutuals and yourself can see hence the point of this new system .. am I right?

no others can see your ENTIRE like list. not just mutuals. so you can still get a rough idea how large the post interaction was 

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funkyhaus

Instagram Premium coming soon and you can view who liked it 

 

bookmark me :ohwell:

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Economy

Yes they removed it and my wife is pissed cuz instagram is half her life :fan:

 

And why does Canada have to be the test market for stuff so often? It's like we're Ginny pigs :neyde:

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Ryusei
8 hours ago, RAMROD said:

I feel like they are going to do this only for regular Insta users, and all the accounts that have check mark badge on it would have different stuffs going for them, the way how twitter for regular users are different than twitter account  settings for official accounts :shrug:

I was shook when i found out that verified users can hide who they follow. All those accounts following 0 accounts probably also follow hundreds of accounts e.g. taylor swift

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The Child
8 minutes ago, Economy said:

Yes they removed it and my wife is pissed cuz instagram is half her life :fan:

 

And why does Canada have to be the test market for stuff so often? It's like we're Ginny pigs :neyde:

I must be like your wife :selena:

‘If religion be the cause of disunity, then irreligion is surely to be preferred.’ ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
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The Child

Well I won’t post anymore then :saladga:

‘If religion be the cause of disunity, then irreligion is surely to be preferred.’ ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
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