Why 🤷♂️ do users 👨💻 dislike 👎 the use ✅ of emojis 😀 on Lemmy 🐭?
Ok, the title was an overuse of emojis as a joke. But seriously, I like some limited use of emojis because it helps me convey intention/emotion so that I'm less misunderstood and also adds some more feeling/fun to text content 😄
"Why! Do users! Dislike! The use! Of emojis! On Lemmy!?"
Overused, they're just so tiring too read. I think, if you're gonna go that hard, just full send hieroglyphics and drop the text aspect.
Yeah but
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But that's art. That's not what this threat is about
Well sure, but the occasional well-placed emoji can art up a comment too. The problem isn't the emojis, it's people using them poorly.
ohmygod ilovethis
See? Emojis can be cool.
Oh, I'm well aware.
I wrote up a long reply to someone who essentially said "emojis don't add meaning" about how this willful, and I do mean willful, ignorance about a medium of communication is kind of like rejecting the invention of technicolor film for being a frivolous gimmick. It's a silly position to have, and I might even argue anti-intellectual.
Buuut I didn't want to seem like I was picking on the poor guy, so I didn't send, haha.