# Liking Yourself On Facebook, etc.? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 12, 2022, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liking-yourself-on-facebook-etc/957646 "2022-01-12T15:56:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jim\_B](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jim_b/32/4338_2.png) [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2022, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liking-yourself-on-facebook-etc/957646/1 "2022-01-12T15:56:54Z")
Has anyone else ever noticed. On Facebook, and many other places, you have the option of liking your own posts. That couldn’t be correct. Why would you like yourself? And I have to tell you that I have been tempted too. So what would happen if I ever liked myself? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2022, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liking-yourself-on-facebook-etc/957646/2 "2022-01-12T16:07:11Z")
I did once discover that, in their rather creepy words, “You cannot friend yourself”. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2022, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liking-yourself-on-facebook-etc/957646/3 "2022-01-12T16:19:55Z")
> [@Jim\_B](#): > > Why would you like yourself? Because you do not lack self-esteem? ---
**Author:** ![filmore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7993a0/32.png) [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2022, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liking-yourself-on-facebook-etc/957646/4 "2022-01-12T16:30:05Z")
Some people say that it helps ensure the post shows up on your friends’ newsfeeds. As you may know, Facebook selectively fills the newsfeed with your friends’ posts. Not every status update is shown. One of the criteria Facebook uses is the number of likes a post has. By liking your own post, you add one more ‘like’, which may mean Facebook is more likely to put it in the newsfeed. I’ve just heard this anecdotally, so I’m not sure if it’s actually true or not. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2022, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liking-yourself-on-facebook-etc/957646/5 "2022-01-12T16:45:07Z")
I take photos of long distance running races, ski events, etc. After I post my photos I will often like photos of friends or people who did something special for the photo. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2022, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liking-yourself-on-facebook-etc/957646/6 "2022-01-12T16:47:12Z")
How did I know, without looking, who the OP is? 🙄 ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2022, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liking-yourself-on-facebook-etc/957646/7 "2022-01-12T16:48:43Z")
> [@Jim\_B](#): > > So what would happen if I ever liked myself? Nothing much, but if you do it too frequently you could go blind. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2022, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liking-yourself-on-facebook-etc/957646/8 "2022-01-12T18:20:13Z")
One time I got confused and accidentally “liked” myself. I was embarrassed until I realized that you can “un-like” a post, including your own. In that vein, I’ve accidentally “un-liked” a post because I didn’t realize in time that I had already “liked” it. So, I had to “re-like” it. 😳