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[–] Protoknuckles@lemmy.world 50 points 6 months ago (5 children)

...at the time? They're not still cool?

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 12 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, they standardized creativity out of textual expression.

[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 6 points 6 months ago

I couldn't have said it better myself. I enjoyed when it was a kind of adaptation to work around the shortcomings of digital communication, like IYKYK. ;D

Emojis can be fun but yeah they're very..."mainstreamy" feeling? :P

[–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] Protoknuckles@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] ZeffSyde@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

I found the cool dude, everyone!

[–] DragonOracleIX@lemmy.ml 6 points 6 months ago

I've never stopped using emoticons. :P

[–] Septimaeus@infosec.pub 3 points 6 months ago

Our telegrams are dictated, not read, and the messengers really can’t be trusted with punctuation. Get with the times old man.