Have you ever gotten a positive like or comment on a social media post and felt the rush of joy that comes with it? Instagram is a platform all about interacting-- from commenting and liking, to following. Out of those three, liking is one of the most common ways of interaction on the platform. Interaction is what keeps the app thriving but, people have proposed that we take away that feature of ‘liking’ posts on Instagram. I believe that we should keep the like feature. Not only is it a posterchild of Instagram’s brand, but it also helps people get noticed for their creativity, makes people feel good about themselves and it brings families and friends together.
My first reason for believing that Instagram should keep its ‘like’ feature is that it can promote people's creative endeavors and help people get noticed for the talents they have acquired. In the text “Should Instagram Get Rid of Likes” By Kathy Wilmore, she states that “Having a high like
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The like system benefits creative productivity because of the reward system that it implements; it makes people feel good. To add to that, when we are talking about negative vs. positive side effects from social media the percentages of positive reactions compared to negative ones completely overshadow the negatives. This is shown in the text, “What’s not to like? Instagram’s trial to hide the number of ‘likes’ could save users’ self-esteem” here, “Teens report that social media makes them feel closer to friends (78%) more informed (49%) and connected to family (42%) Yet many teens also report feeling pressure to always show the best version of themselves (15%) overloaded with information (10%) Overwhelmed (9%) or the dreaded “fear of missing out” (9%)” It shows that the pros greatly outweigh the cons in this situation and we should keep the ‘like’