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Originally Posted by Madelaine Amee
........ and I don't see it as a "thank you for posting", I see it as "I agree with you".
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Hi Madelaine Amee,
I just want to tell you that I completely agree with your perspective on seeing the “thank you” as an “I agree with you.”
When I like a post, I try to take the time to tell the poster that I do — and why. Of course, I can’t do that every time I see a post I like. I have never resorted to the “Thanks” button. (But that’s just me.)
— Even so, I know that posters are mostly sincere when they use the “Thanks” on here to communicate. But I might be the only person in the world not on Facebook so I am not into the positions of thumbs.
Interestingly, it does not take long to notice a rather insidious pattern that can emerge from within such succinct communication as the “Thanks” button.
It does not qualify as “click bait” but there are times when it appears to be nothing more than “clique bait” — as in bait ‘em in to take a side. For some, division is far more important than discussion.
It’s all theater — complete with character motivation.