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[-] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 months ago

My problem with emojis is that they're so often used for sarcasm that it's hard to tell whether a πŸ‘is supposed to be an "I agree" or a "yeah whatever"

[-] blanketswithsmallpox@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Meaning there's a better emoji. Thumbs up has and should always mean just thumbs up.

A more appropriate sarcastic thumbs up would be. πŸ€ͺπŸ‘

The whole point of emoji is to literally help convey the direct emotion. If someone just uses thumbs up with no context expecting it to be read as sarcasm, then they just suck.

Have you ever given someone a thumbs up irl without a dumbass face or full body twitch attached if it was sarcastic? I sure haven't lol.

[Serious] People hate on sarcasm tags but I'd go even further and preface nearly everything with Elcor emotion tags.

[-] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Have you ever given someone a thumbs up irl without a dumbass face or full body twitch attached if it was sarcastic? I sure haven't lol.

I actually have, when someone was annoying me. A goofy face wouldn't convey the disinterest I have in continuing a conversation. I guess πŸ˜πŸ‘ could work, but that requires enough effort that it undermines the disinterest part.

this post was submitted on 17 Apr 2024
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