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Feeling rather indifferent about the coming Facebook "dislike" button...

I suppose I won't truly know how I feel until I see it first-hand, but upon first hearing about the coming "dislike" button on Facebook, I'm not finding myself to be nearly as enthusiastic about it as some seem to be, yet I don't completely hate the idea either. On one hand, I admit it does feel incredibly odd to "like" certain posts due how negative in tone and/or content they are, and it'd feel much more appropriate to click a "dislike" button instead. On the other hand, it would get a tad old seeing so many "dislikes" regarding a post or story which meant a great deal to me personally. So, while I can understand the rationale for a "dislike" button on Facebook, I just hope it's used more for the purpose Mark Zuckerberg intended - that being a show of empathy, rather than as a means for a troll army to make their opinions known regarding a political issue. Without a "dislike" button, most such indivi...