I'm totally guilty of this - obsessively checking my like count on Facebook, and then feeling either good/bad if I see another post that has fewer/more likes than my post has. In fact, this morning, I eagerly checked my Facebook, hoping to have broken the "200 like" barrier on my status. Sadly, I had not. And truly, I was a bit sad. How does my status about finally having a job offer have less likes than this girl's profile picture? I mean, she's totally stunning, also involved in legitimately 300 activities, and has lots of friends to like her picture, but still! HOW?!
And that's when it clicked. Percentages. Using my handy dandy Mac calculator, I quickly calculated likes/number of friends for both my status and her picture. My status? 21.6% of my friends had liked it. Her profile picture? 11.91%
Once again, raw numbers don't tell the whole truth
(and I feel a lot better)
And that's when it clicked. Percentages. Using my handy dandy Mac calculator, I quickly calculated likes/number of friends for both my status and her picture. My status? 21.6% of my friends had liked it. Her profile picture? 11.91%
Once again, raw numbers don't tell the whole truth
(and I feel a lot better)
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