I do use that button quite frequently, every time I want to express that I agree with a post's content but do not have anything to add, so no post from my side required.
How do you use the 'like' button? And what message do you want to convey when clicking it?
I just used it to "like" mipiano's post, because I agree with what was said, I like the way it was said, I found it helpful and relevant, and I wanted to give encouragement to the person behind the post.