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Alfieri July 27th, 2015 1:30 PM

Fishing for likes
 
Any thoughts on people who fish for likes whether it be on Facebook, Instagram, or even here in PC?

When I was younger, I used to care a lot about getting the most likes on my status updates or photos but now it just feels very trivial and actually very idiotic.

Spinosaurus July 27th, 2015 1:50 PM

I never found anything wrong with that, unless they were trying too hard to the point that they made a post that ended up being more annoying than anything.

It's just another way of getting attention, which is fine.

Esper July 27th, 2015 1:56 PM

If it helps with someone's self-esteem then more power to them. As long as they aren't trying to hurt/bully/discriminate against someone you can usually just ignore it if it bothers you.

Universe July 27th, 2015 2:19 PM

i can't say much about fishing for likes because i'm pretty sure every single person on this website has done that at least once.

all you have to do is make a half-ass doodle of Eevee or one of it's evolutions being cute and bam, 17,000 notes just like that.

Sirfetch’d July 27th, 2015 2:22 PM

Like my post please

Sonata July 27th, 2015 5:34 PM

1 like = 5 pushups

Alfieri July 27th, 2015 5:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chase (Post 8865541)
Like my post please

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sonata (Post 8865673)
1 like = 5 pushups

You magnificent bastards. http://i.imgur.com/V3OHQVQ.png

Sirfetch’d July 27th, 2015 5:39 PM

see 3 likes already. It seems to be working!!

https://roerambles.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/fishing-for-likes-2.jpg?w=440&h=300&crop=1

me irl

Pinkie-Dawn July 27th, 2015 5:58 PM

I try to fish for likes at the gifwar, because I have good sources to find gifs to post here, and cross my fingers that someone either understands the joke, likes the origin of the gif, or both.

Hikamaru July 27th, 2015 7:14 PM

I always like a post that I agree with, in fact so much that it magically made an emblem appear.

Spiff July 27th, 2015 7:19 PM

I'm all for it it's what post of the week is all about

Wicked3DS July 27th, 2015 7:30 PM

It's kind of annoying, but meh, let them do what they want I suppose.

Altairis July 27th, 2015 11:25 PM

1 like = 1 free kitten

Grey Wind July 28th, 2015 6:21 AM

It's annoying, but at the same time it's not something I would let myself get worked up over and most people grow out of it after a while anyway. Block features exist for people anybody who becomes a pain.

Meganium July 28th, 2015 5:33 PM

like this post and i'll bring you a slushie.

Omicron July 28th, 2015 7:30 PM

Ben wants all the likes.

BlueDogXL August 4th, 2015 9:32 PM

Lol quality bait.

Now gimmie a like

Aurora August 5th, 2015 1:16 AM

I don't NEED to fish for likes. My posts on their own are of such high quality that people just cannot help but like them.

Sirfetch’d August 5th, 2015 9:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aurora (Post 8877279)
I don't NEED to fish for likes. My posts on their own are of such high quality that people just cannot help but like them.

This reminds me of your godly blog as well.

Also I managed to fish up 11 likes on my post in this thread. Go me?

Spiff August 5th, 2015 9:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chase (Post 8877779)
Also I managed to fish up 11 likes on my post in this thread. Go me?

11 likes doesn't pay the bills

Kotone August 5th, 2015 10:08 AM

i use to care a long time ago. now i really don't care.
if i like a post or agree with it, i'll like it!

Cherrim August 5th, 2015 1:09 PM

If it's super obvious that it's not something they would ever say or do and they're just posting it to try to get likes, I'll just ignore it and move on. Otherwise, I see nothing wrong with posting something funny (or whatever) to get attention. Sometimes it's well-deserved, even if that's what they're going for!

Everyone does it at some point and everyone knows from experience that getting likes usually makes you feel good so what harm does it do?

£ August 5th, 2015 1:13 PM

Facebook: Could not care less
Twitter: It's private so again my need for "sik numbers" isn't quenched there.
Tumblr: It's relatively private so I don't get many notes.

PC, you're my only hope for any attention on the internet and clearly after I've been away for so long I've been starved of any internet recognition. (Though to be fair I just write what I feel like writing and find it quite interesting to see who I strike a chord with!)

Treecko August 5th, 2015 3:53 PM

I lowkey hate it, but also lowkey like getting likes and attention. On Tumblr, I love seeing posts get likes and reblogs. It's kind of a way to feel validation and importance. When I see something I made or posted was enjoyed or agreed upon by a lot of people, it makes me feel good about myself, you know?


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