From the post: "The heart is more expressive, enabling you to convey a range of ...

samskeller · on Nov 3, 2015

This was the dumbest part of the post, I thought. They just changed its name... how does this make it easier to connect with people?

saint_fiasco · on Nov 3, 2015

If anything, having it convey more stuff is a bad thing, because it increases ambiguity.

betenoire · on Nov 3, 2015

context provides the other bits. 'hearting' a baby announcement is not the same as 'hearting' a funny meme.

kenko · on Nov 3, 2015

Right, but since the context hasn't changed, they haven't increased the range of things you can convey in a given context, they've just changed what it conveys.

jsprogrammer · on Nov 3, 2015

They have made claims about what it conveys. Bottom line is that it's just a button that notifies the other person that you pushed it.

lifeformed · on Nov 3, 2015

and now you can finally 'heart' the latest atrocity!