Her Cat Died. Should I Press the LIKE Button?

Facebook can be weird and creepy. Hours ago, someone typed in her status " MY cat died, I am so heartbroken. I did all i can.. now I'll miss Maxy.. blah blah blah". I wanted to show my sympathy for this poor animal lover who lost her cat BUT should I click the LIKE button to do so? I felt that if I did that it could also be misconstrued as being nasty and wanting her cat to die. On the other hand if I do NOT click the LIKE button, she may take it to mean that I do not empathize with her feeling sad because her pet died. I was trying to figure out how to get away with not having to write a short condolence note because I am lazy, and what can you say anyone to one whose pet has died? Okay, PRESS BUTTON. LIKE. Ooops... after a second I change my mind and wonder WHY should I like a status like that? When my dog went to doggie-paradise , I felt so bad, I couldn't eat a week and I had the lousiest Christmas season. Now why would I press the LIKE button? Thus, I "unliked" it and decided that a something like "I feel your pain would be adequate and sincere enough." 

I wondered about all those LIKE that people seem to.. well.. "like". There were pictures of women being beaten badly in religious fanatical country and people were LIKING it. Then, there are status that say "HI, I am eating ice cream..." and people were LIKING it. Even the one word status like "PISSED" were being LIKED. It made me wonder about the rationale of the Facebook LIKE button. Do we really LIKE it or we press the LIKE button so we show that we approve of one's FB status? If this is the case, then we might as well LIKE everything right and have peace in our virtual world. Then there are those who LIKE quotations-- which is alright really, except that it isn't original. It's like our virtual life is filled with mushy affections that we have to LIKE everything and I don't understand that. 

Maybe it's the whole psychology of our individual virtual world? We wish that everything were perfect and likeable and lovable so we affirm everything as OK by with a click of the mouse. But the real world isn't that way and though we want to think it's as easy as that, there is REALITY that tells us that everything is not likable..... in fact, most things aren't. Or maybe I have such a negative view of my individual reality that I am incapable of involvement in some virtual life that is perfect because it doesn't exist. 

Sure I'd LIKE any status that would say " I found the Cancer or AIDS cure!". Or "Today, I discovered that Shangrila does exist and I am on my way there!". Or "I have been enjoying this new application that entertains me while I learn more about the tigers in Africa!". Don't misunderstand me, I have LIKED a lot of Ben Stiller's parent's videos at Facebook because they are delightfully funny. I also have LIKED really good poetry and original jokes and drawings and even great photos. But c'mon, one liners like "ice cream!"? Why would I press the LIKE button? 

Thus the LIKE button is still a mystery to me. I hope there were three buttons - LIKE, UNLIKE and UNCERTAIN. Of course, that would mean most people would probably still click the LIKE button but when one is in doubt, there is the UNCERTAIN button like in the case of the FB buddy who posted about her dead cat. It makes me wonder if we have to LIKE everything, even the UNLIKEABLE simply to join the ranks of those who want to affirm that everything is alright in their own virtual world. 

Maybe it's an invitation to LIKE everything? I don't know. There must be some "sense" in it that I haven't figured out YET.  Have you?