What I 3 about you.

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What is a like?

It’s a question on a survey, a verbal answer to a human moderator, or a button click on LinkedIn, Twitter, or TikTok.

But what is it REALLY? What does a cerebral, subjective feeling of ‘like’ translate to in the real world?

Is it clicking 4 out 5 on a questionnaire?

Is it a 3 out of 5 converted to a 4 out of 5 so you don’t hurt the interviewer’s feelings?

Is it a 5 out of 5 converted to a 4 out of 5 so you don’t seem overly agreeable?

Is it kind recognition of a friend’s social media post even though you didn’t like the post itself?

Is it love for a social media post when there is only a like button?

Is it reflected in one of these memes which seem to range from feigned positivity to voracious enjoyment?

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What we do know is this.

From an interview transcript alone or a questionnaire response alone, it’s impossible to tell. Words have meaning in context. To truly know what a like means, we need interview transcripts AND interview videos. We need questionnaire closed-ended answers AND questionnaire open-ended answers. To truly know what a like is, we need wide data and a lot of data.

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