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I have thought about this before, even without the clever hack indicated here: Likes ought to drop off after an edit, or be clearly pointing to the previous ve

I have thought about this before, even without the clever hack indicated here: Likes ought to drop off after an edit, or be clearly pointing to the previous version after any edit. IE they need to reflect staleness, and posts must better reflect that there's version history. In this day and age we ought to be able to differentiate between grammar/spell checks and complete rewrites, and update ux accordingly. Another one is the ability for someone to change privacy level of a post from private to public. So that risky like that you thought was a safe one among friends could then be opened for everyone to see.

Brave-Steak 7y ago
> Another one is the ability for someone to change privacy level of a post from private to public. So that risky like that you thought was a safe one among friends could then be opened for everyone to see. This seems like a difficult problem in general and reminds me of this episode of Hidden Brain (https://www.npr.org/2019/09/06/758281834/you-cant-hit-unsend-how-a-social-media-scandal-unfolded-at-harvard https://www.npr.org/2019/09/06/758281834/you-cant-hit-unsend...). Where sharing shocking/"inappropriate" memes in a private WhatsApp led to everybody involved losing their spots in university.
- GhettoMaestro 7y ago
  We’re the memes really that bad? I still differentiate between a tasteless joke said in private versus screaming for example the N word publicly. Private v public behavior still has meaning to me.
- beerandt 7y ago
  Why difficult? Just put the same permissions on the "like" as the parent object being liked, and leave those permissions alone if the parent object updates.
  - buran77 7y ago
    Likes could be counted on "what" they were given to. Liking a private post would only count when the post stays private while liking a public post would be counted/displayed either way.
    - sundvor 7y ago
      Yep. But the more responsible option (for FB engineers) would be to never allow opening up the privacy level - users should only be allowed to restrict it! If they really want to share same content with the whole world, then that should be a completely new post.

Brave-Steak 7y ago

> Another one is the ability for someone to change privacy level of a post from private to public. So that risky like that you thought was a safe one among friends could then be opened for everyone to see. This seems like a difficult problem in general and reminds me of this episode of Hidden Brain (https://www.npr.org/2019/09/06/758281834/you-cant-hit-unsend-how-a-social-media-scandal-unfolded-at-harvard https://www.npr.org/2019/09/06/758281834/you-cant-hit-unsend...). Where sharing shocking/"inappropriate" memes in a private WhatsApp led to everybody involved losing their spots in university.

GhettoMaestro 7y ago
We’re the memes really that bad? I still differentiate between a tasteless joke said in private versus screaming for example the N word publicly. Private v public behavior still has meaning to me.
beerandt 7y ago
Why difficult? Just put the same permissions on the "like" as the parent object being liked, and leave those permissions alone if the parent object updates.
- buran77 7y ago
  Likes could be counted on "what" they were given to. Liking a private post would only count when the post stays private while liking a public post would be counted/displayed either way.
  - sundvor 7y ago
    Yep. But the more responsible option (for FB engineers) would be to never allow opening up the privacy level - users should only be allowed to restrict it! If they really want to share same content with the whole world, then that should be a completely new post.