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A friend of mine recently said to me that there is a need for an \u201cI feel your pain\u201d button on Facebook \u2013 something that allows you to express the sympathy that we often want to express by clicking \u201clike\u201d but refrain from doing because \u201clike\u201d sounds as though we are taking pleasure in their pain.<\/p>\n

What do you think about having an \u201cI feel your pain\u201d button? What other buttons would you add to Facebook posts? <\/p>\n

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