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Comment by dylan604 | Hacker News Reader

Why do people hit Like anyways? Enjoy the content, leave a comment. If the creator actually reads comments, a positive comment in lieu of a Like will have much more benefit to the creater. Except maybe for what ever ulterior algo purposes YT has for these metrics.

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I hit like to signal to other viewers (not the creator) that I think the content is good.

Why is your opinon important to other viewers, or why do you think your opinion is relevant to others?

this is my thing about social media in general. i don't mean for this to sound attacking, but more of an open discussion. i'm also not a big fan of "ratings" which is essentially what the likes/dislikes/views ratios equate.

You are in a social media website

HN is not a social media website. Try again. YT is also not a social media website. In case you meant that.

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where's the media? it may be social, but not media

Social media doesn't literally mean "a place where media exists that can be social." It's much more than that.

Neither HN or YT are social media.

Do you mean text is not part of 'media'?

"Whatch you readin for?

What am I reading for? Hell I haven't been asked that before" --Bill Hicks

No, print is dead. So sayeth social media

Video is a media format

I use the Like button because it adds the video into the private "Liked" playlist. Handy, one click, good workflow.

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