I understand "Likes" but what is "Points"?

[Muse]

Obviously, your "Likes" total increases by one when someone "Likes" one of you posts. What does the "Points" total represent?

 

[IronWing]

Points represent the totality of your self worth. Everything you've ever accomplished in life, all the good you've brought into the world, minus the evil you've wrought is reflected in your point count. The Catholics call this merit, the Buddhists call it karma, ATOT calls it points.

 

[sandorski]

How quaint. If you need to ask, you don't have enough to matter. :Colbert:

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Points represent the totality of your self worth.

So it's penis size?

 

[IronWing]

So it's penis size?

Pretty much.

 

[muskie32]

I don't get no likes. I have a point though.

 

[IronWing]

I don't get no likes. I have a point though.

Have another point.

 

[highland145]

I don't get no likes. I have a point though.

Proper engrish might get you a like.

 

[muskie32]

Have another point.

Somehow 1 like looks worse than 0. Now I actually have to try. Thanks.

 

[IronWing]

Somehow 1 like looks worse than 0. Now I actually have to try. Thanks.

You got five points out of the deal.

 

[highland145]

Somehow 1 like looks worse than 0. Now I actually have to try. Thanks.

https://youtu.be/BQ4yd2W50No?t=17

 

[Ken g6]

Likes are unlikable, and points are pointless.

 

[John Connor]

Obviously, your "Likes" total increases by one when someone "Likes" one of you posts. What does the "Points" total represent?

It's all a very carefully crafted way of psychologically keeping you on "the platform" so that the cash flow rolls in. LOL! Facebook, I believe was the first to achieve this strategy.

I don't really give two shits about likes and points though.

 

[John Connor]

Likes are unlikable, and points are pointless.

I think I get your point.

 

[John Connor]

 

[John Connor]

Speaking of... I haven't gotten a trophy in a while. WTH! LOL!

 

[John Connor]

Points represent the totality of your self worth. Everything you've ever accomplished in life, all the good you've brought into the world, minus the evil you've wrought is reflected in your point count. The Catholics call this merit, the Buddhists call it karma, ATOT calls it points.

HAHAHA

 

[Perknose]

Likes are unlikable, and points are pointless.

I think I get your point.

I really liked it.

 

[Muse]

I understand points in the context of how people give themselves over to social climbing and such, but in the context of Anandtech Forums I'm totally mystified what's going on with that total.

It's all a very carefully crafted way of psychologically keeping you on "the platform" so that the cash flow rolls in. LOL! Facebook, I believe was the first to achieve this strategy.

I don't really give two shits about likes and points though.

I can understand wanting to be liked. But accumulating points is a fool's endeavor in life. Maybe if you are playing a game it makes sense but a lot of the games people play... well, Joe South said it as well as anybody:

.

 

[FeuerFrei]

You get a trophy at 100 likes.

 

[Muse]

You get a trophy at 100 likes.

OMG, I thought you were maybe kidding. I picked up 2 likes over night and am right now at 100. This morning when I came here I had an alert that I got my trophy, it said "Aren't you precious!" Dripped with sarcasm, which is appreciated. Still don't have the slightest idea what the points total is about.

 

[Exterous]

This morning when I came here I had an alert that I got my trophy, it said "Aren't you precious!"

Its part of the new kinder, gentler ATOT. An attempt to appeal to millennials who need trophies for everything - even posting nonsense online

 

[Paratus]

 

[mikeymikec]

 

[Ackmed]

Likes and points are both fucking stupid. If you can't dislike a post, there should not be a like. Better yet, have no option for either.