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why do lemmy users hate the use of emojis ? (infosec.pub)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by adam_b@infosec.pub to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I'm a heavy emoji user, texting is such a poor medium for communication, many times people get the wrong message, but with an emoji you'll get an idea of the face I'm making, so less chance of misunderstanding

I noticed that every time I add an emoji to a comment it gets downvoted, so I tested my theory, wrote a comment without an emoji, got upvotes, went back and added an emoji, got downvotes..

On Reddit people use emojis a lot, on Lemmy I NEVER saw anyone use emojis, my account is new but still for the time I spent here, I never saw the use of emojis

So, is it just me, have you noticed this small detail ? and do you miss emojis the way I do ? 😭

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[–] whaleross@lemmy.world 97 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

For me personally, it annoys me when emojis are used as a lazy replacement for language and it quickly deteriorates into 🥺🥺😭😭😢😭😭😰😰🙏🙏🙏 sort of bullshit.

In other communication I sometimes throw in a single smiley face because I've been told that middle aged women in particular interpret messages as passive aggressive if I don't.

[–] NightAuthor@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Except the smiley frequently adds to the aura of passive aggression 😀

[–] Renevar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 1 year ago

I use happier looking smiling faces for that 😊