The like feature probably saves us a ton of bandwidth as it eliminates thousands of "+1" or "me too" posts.
I just read through this thread and all I can think about is listening to young teens if you have ever overheard their conversations....heck some probably have some kids in that age bracket. That word comes out every 3 seconds. I was talking to Johnny and he like really made me mad and I said like you got lighten up dude....like chill. Then he's like I'm sorry man, like I didn't mean to make you mad, then like we were like cool then.
I, for one, follow suit on "liking" a comment to keep from making one or two word slipper comments.... And I also concur with the comment that everyone is so likable
Pretty tough to "gauge anyone with a purple Twinkie..." Now, if you recall, "Gag me with a spoon....." circa 1980's....