Why’d you like that celebrity photo on Instagram? Why’d you leave that restaurant review on Yelp? Why’d you text in lowercase, or turn on read receipts, or share your location? The Verge’s Ashley Carman and Kaitlyn Tiffany ask the hard, weird, and occasionally dumb questions about how your tiny tech decisions impact your social life.
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Season 3 starts October 17th
We’re back at it again. Why’d You Push That Button, The Verge’s podcast about all the choices technology forces us to make, is returning for a third season on October 17th. As usual, we’ll cover pressing issues of our time, like why you left yo
episode 11: How do you break up on Instagram?
Ashley and Kaitlyn talk about whether the Facebook relationship status matters anymore and how to purge your ex from your feed on Instagram.
episode 10: Have you turned off push notifications?
Kaitlyn and Ashley look into why people turn push notifications on, especially for news. Are they masochists? What makes us turn them off?
episode 9: Why did you unfollow me?
What makes someone click that unfollow button, and why does it hurt our feelings when they do?
episode 8: How do you save your Tinder date's phone number?
Ashley and Kaitlyn evaluate all the options for saving a date’s phone number and whether it’s weird to ask for someone’s last name.
episode 7: Why is it so hard to build a successful music social network?
Kaitlyn and Ashley explore why there hasn’t been a fun way to share music on social media.
episode 6: Why do you leave restaurant reviews?
Kaitlyn and I love food; take that above photo of us as proof. We’re often conflicted about leaving reviews for restaurants, however. Kaitlyn has never written a Yelp review, whereas I’ve written only one. We worry about reviews as a whole. Should everyone be a reviewer? Are people good? Do they want to intentionally ruin each others’ livelihoods? For this week’s episode of Why’d You Push That Button, we look into restaurant reviews and why people leave them...
episode 5: Why do you have a finstagram?
Kaitlyn and Ashley analyze fake Instagrams, aka finstas, to find some truth about why people have them.
episode 4: Why did you ignore my Facebook event invite?
Ashley and Kaitlyn explore ignored Facebook events and why people hate to RSVP.
episode 3: Do you take selfies in public?
Do you take selfies? Do you take them in public? Do you watch other people take selfies in public and judge them harshly, as if it is any of your business?