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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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[–] Evkob@lemmy.ca 22 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Semi-related, but does any one else feel creeped out by the basic smiley emoji? 🙂

The cold dead eyes peer into my soul with judgement. That's why I always use a different smiling emoji ☺️

[–] RAM@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I hate when whatever platform I am on auto-replaces my ':)' with '🙂' - the basis smiley emoji is so unsettling 😅

[–] petrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I wish sometimes that software would stop trying to be so god damn helpful. I find Emoji to be kind of loud where emoticons aren't, and at the very least I know which one I wanted. JUST. STOP. FIXING IT. :p

[–] solivine@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Out of curiosity do you struggle with eye contact? Because the main difference I see is the eyes closing in the second one you used.

On WhatsApp I hate the basic smiley because it just looks ugly, so I use the angelic one. 😇

[–] Evkob@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wonder if there are any studies about the relationship between emoji use and mental health. Because you just read me to filth via my emoji preferences.

I do also like the angel smiley, but I never really use it because I associate it very closely with this one ex 🙃

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tangentially related, but I du recall à study indicating emoji users get laid more often.

[–] Evkob@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

du recall à

is giving big "my autocorrect is set to French" vibes

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

It's set to French and English which doesn't pair well with little to no proofreading.

[–] sour@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

am use ü

[–] Zoomboingding@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

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[–] Evkob@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

That took me a second, I find it still slightly unsettling but better than 🙂