Ask HN: A Dislike button for Facebook?

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Do you think Facebook is wise for not implementing a 'Dislike' button? Do you think a social network that introduced a Dislike button would have value?

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I think it would be useful in some contexts, if a celebrity figure or some business's page says something someone doesn't like. I imagine the social factors behind it would make most people probably not use it with their friends - if it was something like "Broke my leg" a person would probably just write a comment of sympathy rather than click dislike.

Although you never really know with these things. The way I see it, why the heck not?

In general there isn't much benefit in being negative in social situations.

What about a review site like Yelp, or a model like StumbleUpon? Dislike doesn't necessarily mean negativity - it's an opinion. Sometimes hearing others' opinions (including dislikes) can be valuable in social situations, no?

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