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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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[–] Bazoogle@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Alright, I don't want to sound offensive, but maybe work on not being so obtuse. You need to think about other people more. Maybe that has some relation to it? When a person really can't stop and think about other people and why they might not have the most fluent internet posts, I feel like the other person is either lazy, or doesn't know how to stop and think about how big the world is.

Of course, this applies to me. I don't know who you are or what you've gone through, but I thought it would be a taste of your own medicine. People write in a lot of different ways than yours. And while there are a lot of correct and incorrect rules to English, there are not so many correct ways to communication. You (and I) type the way we were taught in English class. But just because someone else does not, does not make their typing wrong. It's not like they're going to get a grade for it. If you understood what they said, then it seems like a job well done.

And even if you CAN'T understand what they said or it doesn't make sense, you shouldn't assume someone is lazy. While English is the most spoken language, it is not the most spoken native language. Such a massive portion of English speakers have a non-English native language, and so so many are learning. Or maybe they aren't learning, and that's okay too. Or maybe they're young. Maybe they're developmentally disabled. Or maybe they just don't want to think so hard on a stupid internet post. Whatever the reason, stop and think about all the possible reasons they typed like that. I'm sure you can come up with quite a few, and one of them might even be right.

Also:

especially when it’s poorly written I feel like the person either is lazy or doesn’t know what they’re writting.

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[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There are plenty of reasons for them to type the way they did. I never said there wasn't. I said it gives the appearance of something. It's like they just typed whatever popped into their head without any consideration of how to convey it. Sure, I understood them, but it takes more effort than if it's written better. It doesn't need to be "proper" English, but presumably they're writing for someone to read it, so the reading experience should be considered.

Emojis have their purpose. They're there to convey emotion most of the time. They aren't really used often to convey a concept or idea, because that's too vague. Words are used for that. People who use emojis frequently in their posts generally are using it as a crutch that doesn't actually help with understanding, instead it just works to add clutter.

[–] Bazoogle@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

I said it gives the appearance of something

You said you feel that people are either lazy or unknowledgeable based on how they write. I am saying that is an unsympathetic feeling to conclude based on someone's writing.

It’s like they just typed whatever popped into their head without any consideration of how to convey it.

Your personal feeling is that this is a bad thing, I assume. I am challenging you to view it differently.

the reading experience should be considered

What about the writers experience? Why aren't you considering them? My point is that everything you say about the writer in regards to their poor English, or thoughts not being fully fleshed out, can be interpreted differently than your initial view.

I didn't comment on emoji use, but rather just the assumptions you made based on someone's English. Though I understand why you mentioned it, since the thread is about Emoji use.