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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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[–] ExotiqueMatter@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

As for the people that use them on the daily? The vast majority seem like a hivemind. On YouTube you will literally find pages of “bro [insert incredibly basic observation] 💀😭” in a single comment section. It’s one thing if it were a reference to something insane or unhinged like a copypasta, but it’s another when it’s a subconscious “can I copy your homework” over and over again. People overuse emojis in the same way that people type out “lmao” with a straight face in response to a meme. They’re used out of laziness so often that they’re becoming filler speech.

The irony of saying that and ending with

thanks for coming to my TED talk.

Everyone and their mother has made that joke at least once after writing a somewhat long text. You're not any more original or any less of a "hivemind" than the peoples you're talking about in this paragraph. You need to calm your ego.

[–] TheGalacticVoid@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

You need to calm your ego.

First, screw you for assuming it's an ego thing. Second, I don't entirely disagree with you.

Everyone and their mother has made that joke at least once after writing a somewhat long text. You're not any more original or any less of a "hivemind" than the peoples you're talking about in this paragraph.

There's a reason why I made a distinction for "references." I've been in communities that are literally dedicated to spamming the same thing verbatim, and I find them freaking hilarious. r/AnarchyChess was literally spamming "en passant," "holy hell," and "pipi" for months. r/tomorrow spams "Celeste, a hidden gem." Hell, I still giggle every time I see a picture of a crewmate. Those are funny because they're overused to the point where they're absurd.

"Thanks for coming to my TED talk" is a much weaker version of that. I don't see it used as a joke as much as I see it used as a phrase to indicate that a rant is over. I don't see how it's different from "Bob's your uncle" or "pushing the needle forward." All 3 of those phrases mean nothing to me when taken literally, but I (and probably most people) use those as synonyms for long and detailed explanations.

I don't see how emojis can do the same in an effective manner outside of a few commonly used ones, and I don't see how "bro [observation] 💀😭" can be considered absurd or can be changed enough to feel fresh or original. I'd literally be more okay if people repeated "bro [observation #1] 💀😭" because at least it feels like there is some joke or reference that I'm not getting.