Beating a Dead Course - Season 4 / Episode 5

Popularity contests and the desire to be liked has always been a thing. The world of social media has placed a wider and deeper emphasis on the concept of liking and disliking someone’s content choices which often adds or detracts from the beholden’s self-esteem. Being liked may be the position that most, if not all, human beings desire to experience, but what happens when you’re not liked? And, what happens when you don’t like someone, particularly that others seem to adore? How far are you willing to go to be liked? How uncomfortable does being disliked make you feel? Is being liked overrated? When you don’t like someone, and have to work closely with them, what happens to the relationship and the work?