Ilana Wilesのインスタグラム(mommyshorts) - 8月9日 07時00分

I tried to think of a reason to post this photo, but I came up with nothing. I am not currently in the city or riding a bicycle. I just like it and wanted to post. I’m also aware that because it’s not “in the moment” and because it’s just of me (no cute kids!), it probably won’t get a lot of “likes.” But I’m really trying to think less about that and post what I want. I heard Instagram might be doing away with “likes” anyway. Not sure what that ultimately does for my business, but I like the idea of removing social currency (like “likes”) from a general public health perspective. I’m old enough now where I don’t take any of it personally, but I can’t imagine how it would have made me feel to compare “likes” as a teenager. Like, as a kid, I used to wonder how people really felt about me and where I fell on some sort of imaginary high school popularity scale, but to have it right out there with quantitative evidence? BRUTAL.

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letyalatorre We are in desperate need of social currency removal. I'm a high school teacher and kids live for "likes". They even schedule their posts to be uploaded at certain days or day time since they known they are more likely to get more "likes" at that specific time. They get frustrated or irritated if they get fewer likes than other friends' posts, they remove posts that were not that popular, I mean, they weight their real life acceptance based on the number of "likes" their pictures get. I've known for a fact some of them have even "bought" fake followers to increase the number of "likes" people see them getting. As you mentioned, back in the days we wondered about being liked or even accepted, but rarely had the chance to prove it. Now, this "acceptance" is not only in the open, but it extends to circles beyond family and friends, and goes all the way to prioritize being liked y strangers. I know it is not only about social media but us as parents and teachers encouraging true and healthy self esteem, were showing a little bit more or being a tad provocative will not get them the attention they really need.

brendanatalie @caitlinadams___ I do the opposite - if something has a lot of likes, especially if it’s not someone I know personally, I don’t usually like it because I figure they don’t need me, they’ve got enough. With my friends and family, I view likes as less of a commentary on the appeal of what I actually posted and more of a “hi friend!”. I tend to like things by my friends and family who live far away more often, as a way of letting them know I’m thinking about them. I only follow two people who aren’t someone I actually know - @mommyshorts is one of them! I do think removing the public number of likes is a good idea. People do seem to view it as a measure of their worth. I would still like to know privately who’s saying hi to me though.

hulagirl_tiki @kristiedh I know likes and comments play into algorithms so I try to support bloggers and companies with likes. I don’t have time for comments for everyone. I can still like but I think behind the scenes it can lead to more angst because people are already like this has less likes, can you see my posts, can you see my stories? Now they can only speculate why someone else is more successful. I think it would be better for them to weed out fake accounts, that would take far more time for them though.

laradep They have removed the like numbers here in Brazil and I think it was awesome. I have never cared about the number of likes I get so I still don't check my stats, but it is great change. I think that even the people I follow and who live on Instagram have realized that not having the numbers there makes this crazy online world a bit healthier and saner. The contents of their accounts are way less commercial and more interesting. I don't know... I thought it was a good move on it's part

caitlinadams___ They’ve been trialling the no likes thing here in Australia. I used to shy away from liking a post if it didn’t already have many likes (ridiculous I know). But now I’ve found I’ve actually been much more liberal with my likes and will tend to hit that button because I actually truly like and value the post, there is nothing else influencing me! 😊

fifihaha I’m pro-“no-likes” on IG! I think it’s a step in the right direction for the mental health of lots of users. Also, the term “imaginary audience” is used to describe the multitudes of people we all imagine are waiting to judge every move we make. I just learned about it on the Edit Your Life podcast (episode 170: Raising a Screen-Smart Kid)!

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