Why are Lemmy posts and replies (almost?) emoji free? - I like the small emotion symbols, they add a softer human feel to things :]
Because they make you seem like an AI or spammer or a boomer.
It’s “boomer” to use emoji? The fuck?
The stupid Facebook posts with an over sized 🤣 about a mild joke.
Well yeah, overreacting is pretty cringe-inducing, I agree. But not the use of emoji as a concept, IMO. I think conveying emotion or intent or tone using them is good for communication in general. Makes things more personal and clear.
Right - but that is generally how I see them used here already. More emoji would bring things up to boomer level.
😂😂😂🤣 so true
I hate you. Have an upvote.
Emoji were democratized to unhipness, there was a movie about it and all
I don’t use emoji because they’re hip, I use them because they have a function. 🤨🤷♂️
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Because my millennial ass still uses emoticons :l
Stay true, sister
Lmao I use emojis alot of the time
But not every comment is appropriate for emojis, and I feel like overusing it makes me look like a bot or a weirdo, so I don’t do it unless it really fits the tone of the comment
I’ve had someone question whether I’m a bot or not because I use so many emojis 🥲
Well are you? 👀
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That’s like greeting a toddler and asking parents why she’s lice-free.
I miss vBulletin emoticons.
The unicode ones are lame.
Emojis are for the girls and the homies. Sorry, I don’t know y’all like that.
Reddit hivemind deep rooted into our brains
Fuck Reddit and Fuck Spez
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And yet here you are. On a reddit clone.
Ain’t Reddit. Fuck Reddit and Fuck Spez.
I mostly use emojis as either a quick reaction or as a way of acknowledging that I read something someone I know sent me. They make a lot less sense in places like Reddit or Lemmy, where interaction is more impersonal and commenting doesn’t feel worth it unless you have something substantial to say.
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I use regular emojis, occasionally.
And I still like “Dongers”! I’ll use it if I want!
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the small emotion symbols
Possibly you mean emoticons? ^_^
