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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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[–] Atemu@lemmy.ml 27 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

I really like them as dumb little "reactions" in chats (as in: emojis other can attach to a message) but, for longer, more thoughtful text posts, they usually distract from the content IME.

I also don't like how they're usually, well I don't know how to describe it but: Overly emotional. Your crying emoji is a good example; you're not actually crying an ocean because you miss emojis, you're just a little sad about it (I assume).

This "always taking everyting to the extreme" really annoys me about our current society. There is no moderation anymore; it feels like you must either be extremely happy or extremely sad/angry/whatever. You can no longer be "a little sad about it", you must show that you're crying a river over it or whatever.

I think that may be one of the reasons why I prefer emoticons. They don't have that problem as much as you can't easily express extreme emotions with them. :'( is about as bad a "crying" usually gets for example and when someone writes xD, you know they're taking a piss.

[–] Moobythegoldensock@lemm.ee 12 points 1 year ago

For years before emojis LOL, ROFL, and LMFAO meant a mild chuckle…

[–] NightAuthor@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Hmm… I think you’re right. I feel like I can more accurately convey my tone with words, onomatopoeia, and punctuation. Well, most of the time at least. … but occasionally I do find reason to use an emoji.