Pokes Are Back on Facebook (Sort of)
Pokes are back, and so is the nostalgia of a magical time when Facebook was new and fresh, and not the scourge of democracy, eating up the data of 3 billion unwitting tributaries across the population diaspora of the planet.
Back on early Facebook, when the site looked like this:
Poking people was a prominent feature. You can see the “Poke him!” option beneath the profile image here.
What’s a poke? Well, nothing. You poke a person, they poke you back. It’s like the least interactive interaction you can have, but it was also a fun way to maybe flirt, let somebody know you’re thinking of them, etc.
But then, the era of the poke faded.
People got annoyed with the random “Jeff poked you” notifications, and in 2011, Facebook relegated the poke option to the wastelands of your deep settings,...