About what it really means “like “something and the types of” like “or like.

So, log into your Facebook or other social media profile and see something. In seconds you give it a “like”. So what is the meaning of these “likes”, the billions of likes that social networks seem to have collected? Liking something on social media or the virtual world is primarily different from liking something offline or in a real world. You like something on social media, mainly to share the idea or comment with friends. Like something in the real world may not have this immediate social connotation because you can go shopping and you like a bag and there is no one else to share it with, so you just buy it to show others. In some cases, you may like things but don’t buy or like a place you want to visit in the future. So how do we analyze “liking”?

Likes and likes can be divided into several categories, including social likes. as possessive, as aesthetic, as familiarity, as novelty, and as agreement.

Social taste – This is primarily based on your social needs to share something and can overlap with agreeable liking or possessive liking. But in this case, the genuine motivation to like something is triggered by the need to share it with friends and family. So the likes you click on social media is a social like and you appreciate something because you want to share your opinions, agreement or appreciation for something with others. Social liking can also be a real-world experience when you go shopping or dining and share your tastes and choices with friends or people with you or online. There is an underlying social need that motivates this type of hobby. There may be a group feeling and you may like something that other people in your group or social circle also like.

Possessive taste – That you like something can create possessiveness about that thing and it is possible that you like something and want to own it. Buying a bag or shoe or even trying to date someone because you like them is determined by this kind of possessiveness. You feel possessive of a man or a woman and you want to date him or even get married. You see a shoe. a bag or a house and you want to own this item because you can’t let go of your liking for this thing. Our impulsive shopping sprees are often determined by this kind of possessive hobby. There is also a tinge of social need involved, as you can buy or own something to show off to your friends. You dated a handsome man to make your friends jealous. Although finally possessiveness is marked mainly by personal needs and the need to possess something can have many psychological reasons. Therefore, possessive liking is also psychologically more complex than the other liking types.

Aesthetic taste – This is taste based on your sense of beauty, choice, preference. Each individual has a sense of what is beautiful and something or someone immensely attractive or beautiful to one person may not be to another. Aesthetic taste is when you can appreciate something or someone’s beauty without the need to possess. So when you can really appreciate a work of art, clothing or furniture and you like it, your aesthetic taste can vary widely from other people’s sense of beauty, so aesthetic taste is very personal, although of course a work of art can be appreciated by several people. at the same time, there is a sense of “collective aesthetic taste” shared by human beings.

Family taste – This type of hobby is associated with nostalgia, deja vu and similar phenomena. You may like someone because there is a sense of familiarity and it reminds you of another person. Familiarity creates a bond and attachment and liking are associated with attachment. When a house seems familiar to you, you will be eager to rent or buy it, when a person seems familiar to you, you will be eager to become their friend. When a place looks familiar to you, you will want to spend more time there. Familiarity creates instant liking, although liking can be fleeting or temporary at times. This is because some people can quickly get bored with familiarity and need novel or unique experiences.

Taste for novelty – At the opposite end of the familiarity spectrum is novelty. You like something instantly because it is different, unique, or novel in some way. You see a very unique design, it may not appeal to your sense of aesthetics, but it fascinates you and you think you like it. So novelty creates curiosity, fascination, and ultimately you may like it because of its uniqueness.

Pleasure agreement – We finally come to an agreement on liking and people generally like something or someone with whom they agree. You may agree completely with a comment or an article or feel that the feelings expressed are something you can relate to, then you will really like what is being said or written. You can agree with the policies of a political candidate and decide to vote for him, because you like him. Like agreeing is actually a more stable form of liking because when you agree with someone on basic points, it creates a kind of stability in your life. like this person. People’s opinions and basic views in life tend to remain unchanged, so agreeing with someone else’s views or opinions would be a stable supportive taste. When you like a group or its cause and decide to join the cause, that is agreeable to agree.

Let me add a few final words here. Taste is quite different from, say, attraction. You may find a person physically attractive, but you may find it difficult to genuinely like him because, despite the attraction, he may not suit your sense of aesthetics or he may lack novelty or familiarity, etc. So, liking and attraction are not the same. You may really like a person, but you may not be attracted to them physically, romantically, or emotionally. You may like many people professionally and like your colleagues and the people you work with, but you are not attracted to your colleagues. Of course, there are sometimes blurry lines in human relationships, but usually there are distinct and different psychological dynamics for tastes, love, attraction, etc.