I’m not talking about #metoo stuff.

Assuming we’re using a sane IM app that lets us use standard emoji as a reaction to a comment.

I just mean when someone tells you that they did something and the only information that you want to convey back is that you followed them and did the same.

More concrete example that i encounter few times a week: my pal tells me he’s reserved the gym slot at 17:00, so I reserve that time too and i just want to reply “me too” to let him know it worked for me. (The way it works between us is that we want to go together but since he’s got family etc. i always let him pick the time first and just announce his slot reservation, and i just want to confirm it.)

Another example is if someone says “i signed this petition to support our Czech president who is protecting our democracy” then I want to say “yes I did it too”. Just a nod that we’re standing on the same side.

(Come to think about it, it could technically be used in a #metoo adjacent context, like, if a friend told me “i was abused by my boss” and i could just use the emoji but that would be sooooo wrong on so many levels… You get the point.)

  • Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    While contextually it’s not specifically this, I have a selection I use at work thatmay get the point across.

    👌when I really only need to ok or confirm my reading of the thing

    🤌well said, great post, stuff like that. Occasionally I get to use it sarcastically when someone bungles up and hits send instead of Backspace.

    🎉yay, awesome, any sort of celebratory language, like the ok but with enthusiasm

    🧡everyone knows what heart means

    🦀this is my little secret. I use it randomly on meaningless posts to sow confusion among my workplace. No one knows what it means, no one understands why I use it, but at the same time no one has been willing to ask me. Sometimes I drop it on a message in a particularly dull part of a teams chat and watch people absent mindedly add crabs to a post because they instinctively click it to show engagement. It’s honestly the little rebellions that make the day move along.

    • netvor@lemmy.worldOP
      4·
      1 month ago

      I love the crab story.

      I would totally click the crab because if i’m in a good mood all it can mean is just someone being playful so it feels like a tiny adventure.

      On the other hand, If you ever win huge amounts of money and decide to leave your job flipping everyone off you could also say “and those 🦀 's were a test and you FAILED! sheeple!”?

    • netvor@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      1 month ago

      🤌well said, great post, stuff like that

      is that what the stereotypical Italian hand thing means? i thought it was something rather negative or neutral but never asked…

      • Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world
        2·
        1 month ago

        I can’t speak for the modern thing. I understand the gesture as either the beginning of a chef’s kiss or a gesture to hold the attention on what you ar saying.

    • netvor@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      1 month ago

      by the way we are both familiar with IRC where I think +1 would just fit the bill really well

      never realized ➕ is a good replacement for that.

    • netvor@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      1 month ago

      it depends on the chat client / config but i like that the lower status of the reaction, ie. it does not even generate notification and a badge.

      my pal can just totally forget about it and just check on it when he needs.

      (it’s often times at random times in the middle of the workday when we exchange these messages so i want to be respectful to his focus.)

      • netvor@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
        1·
        1 month ago

        darn i did not realize that.

        i suppose i should vertical-record: the reservation app open in my librewolf, pan (swoosh!) to my hand on the mouse, pan (swoosh!) back to the monitor detailing the newly added reservation, pan (swoosh!) to my face winking and smiling with a thumbs up.

        is that about right? i’m learning quick, am i not?

        thanks for the support, so tiktok it is next time!

  • MurrayL@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    1 month ago

    If you want to express agreement, it’s usually 👆or ➕

    If there was an action and you want to confirm you’ve done it, ✅ (or 👍 but that’s ambiguous between ‘I’ve seen this’ vs ‘I’ve done this’)

    • netvor@lemmy.worldOP
      1·
      1 month ago

      🙋‍♂️ too

      i mean, that’s a greeting, right? :D

      (or “i want ice-cream too, please”)

  • blarghly@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    1 month ago

    my pal tells me he’s reserved the gym slot at 17:00, so I reserve that time too and i just want to reply “me too” to let him know it worked for me.

    I would reply with a screenshot of my reservation

    • netvor@lemmy.worldOP
      1·
      1 month ago

      i mean if it was something like flight reservation etc. then screenshot would be definitely in place.

      this is something we do literally 2 times a week (and plan to do so until we’re able to go to the gym :D) though, and it’s pretty low stakes.

      i’m not looking for something that just works in that kind of context. (and in general, actually it’s not like i’m on lemmy looking to resolve things with my pal :D)

  • makeshiftreaper@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    1 month ago

    When I’m texting my fiance I use

    👉✌️ or 👈✌️ or👆✌️

    Depending on what application I’m using and which side my bubble is on. Showing me pointing at myself and the number 2 on fingers to mirror doing the same motion in real life