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[โ€“] Lyre@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

My general metric:

Hahaha = gen x

Lol = older millenial

Lmao = younger millenial

๐Ÿ’€ = Gen z

[โ€“] thegreenguy@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm Gen Z and use all of them

[โ€“] Lyre@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

For me its moreso about what the older gens won't use than what the younger ones will

[โ€“] the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

This is at least true for me as I'm an xennial or whatever and i use both lol n haha depending on my mood but never lmao. Lol

I am a xennial as well and that was dangerously close to using lol as punctuation which will lose you that sweet xennial cred.

Seriously though I'm happy to be from this microgeneration. Analog childhood/digital adulthood makes for cool people.

[โ€“] otp@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Most Gen Z aren't children though

[โ€“] Lyre@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

When i figure out what gen a's 'funny' synonym is I'll update the list

[โ€“] Xylight@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

From what I've seen it's also ๐Ÿ’€

[โ€“] rothaine@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

This is accurate lol

[โ€“] phoneymouse@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

The skull thing is pretty dumb.