鈥楾hey鈥檙e so insidious鈥� 鈥� Comic book legend Mark Millar on why he doesn鈥檛 find social media 鈥榣ike鈥� buttons very Kick-Ass
8 July 2019
Mark Millar – the brains behind Kick-Ass and Wanted – spoke to Mirror Mirror about his thoughts on the social media ‘like button’ and how it has had a negative effect on society.
Working at a tech company meant that Mark had the opportunity to talk to people at Facebook. He explained that they implied the like button was developed specifically to ensure users returned to the platform to see how may ‘likes’ their stories and photos had received.
Mark added: “The whole thing has been planned to be addictive. It’s so insidious, we have to stop it.”
Comic book legend Mark Millar on the power of the 鈥榣ike鈥� button
鈥楾he whole thing has been planned to make you addicted.鈥�
Mark Millar on comic books
Mark Millar talks about film projects he’s working on and explains the appeal of writing comics. (From 2016)
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