Why don’t people like me? You asked Google – here’s the answer | Anouchka Grose
Way before the internet, people put a great deal of effort into getting "likes". You could even say that one's ability to generate likes is a primary human concern. Babies are useless, so it's very important that people like them. If nobody likes them, they may die. Hence they inadvertently do loads of stuff to get on the right side of people. They smile, cling to fingers, copy sounds and gestures, and gaze endearingly into people's eyes. At first they don't "know" what they're doing, but they pretty soon get the hang of doing it all on purpose, and in relation to other people who, one hopes, like them all the more for it. Gradually they learn to speak, and finally to write thank you letters.
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