The dilemma of giving a "like" to a post about bad news

You all know what I’m talking about.
Someone pours their heart out in a thread about their troubles. Maybe their cat died. Maybe they are at the beginning of a relapse or they lost their job. The problem is that you want to give them a “like” for being honest or to empathize. But to anyone looking at it, it looks like you are applauding their misery. I don’t see it a lot but it happens.

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I can relate to this so much! I never know whether to give a like or not. I’ve had people get mad at me for liking a sad post before.

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‘The dilemma of giving a “like” to a post about bad news’
(cough) Meta (cough.) lol just kidding

I can give like to a sad post only if I feel identified with what it sais!

Yeah this is the schizophrenia.com dilemma. I never know what to do on this!!!

We need Facebook like reactions (those faces you can respond with)

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Maybe a Heart icon for Empathy?
I don’t know…

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One of the few good things Zuckerberger did for Facebook was an Empathy Icon for these situations.