May I share my personal opinion?
Everyone has their own thoughts on 'likes'.
I am grateful for every single 'like'.
I see the icons in my notifications and know who they are from.
When I first started on note, I wrote articles about parenting.
No matter how hard I tried to write, I would only get about 12 likes.
Even now, those articles from back then are sleeping deep down in my archives.
Back then, it seemed like everyone was greeting people when they followed them for the first time, so I learned from my seniors.
'I read your article about XX and felt such and such. I would like to follow you. Thank you in advance.'
I observed how others did it, understood that this was the culture, and while practicing it, I gradually increased the number of people I followed one by one.
I still remember how, by slowly increasing the number of acquaintances in this way, I was gradually able to receive more likes.
Therefore, for me, I still cherish every single 'like' I receive, regardless of what meaning it might hold.
・I read this!
・Nice!
・I don't have time today, so I'll just leave a like!
Since there is no way to know what meaning lies behind them, from the recipient's perspective, I consider each one to be a valuable and important thing.
P.S.
Mutual following isn't just about being a pushover who follows back when followed.
It also implies that if someone unfollows me, I will unfollow them too. Doesn't it also include the meaning of whether or not a relationship of trust can be established on note?
Sometimes the intention behind an article is hidden.
Sometimes you are being asked, 'Do you have your own thoughts?'
This is something that happened in my classroom today.
It was a scene during a theme on 'What is a friend?'
A student tried to convey something through their actions.
They sat on the right and mimicked a cat with its meow.
They sat on the left and mimicked a dog with its bark.
Now, what do you think this child was trying to say?
This child loves cats. But they wanted to express the scene of a cat and a dog talking to each other.
'Even though cats and dogs are different, they can understand each other's speech and connect with each other's hearts.'
A third-grade elementary student discovered and conveyed the meaning behind the word 'friend'.
'Friend' refers to a group that does things together, or people who spend time together with the same purpose.
Even if it is an article by someone with different opinions or principles, I feel that there is actually something to learn from it. This is because I sometimes feel that ideas I don't possess broaden the range of my own values.
Although 'creation is free,' I hesitate to press 'like' on mean-spirited articles or articles that feel malicious. This isn't about superficial things like word choice. I want to think about where the essence of it lies.