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It's offensive, a sad commentary on humanity, and I don't mind being down voted on Hacker News for stating it openly. (Actually, if you really want to do things
by arxpoetica 11y ago
It's offensive, a sad commentary on humanity, and I don't mind being down voted on Hacker News for stating it openly. (Actually, if you really want to do things right, just flip me off, yes?)
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- waleedka 11y agoAgreed. And the OP going out of his way to push for it is sad. There are more important problems to spend your time on than trying to make it easier to insult each other. If you want to insult someone, you can still do it in English. Your freedom of speech is not restricted.
- mikeash 11y agoThere are more important problems to spend your time on than criticizing people in internet comment sections, yet here you are.
- Karunamon 11y agoWhat's even sadder to me is the idea that a universal pictorial language is subject to moralizing. The idea is facilitating communication, not just that which is judged by you to be positive.
- rch 11y agoMaybe this will help make a case for including a means for users to disable any and all emoji if they choose to do so.
- derrickdirge 11y agoIn what sense is it "a sad commentary on humanity?"
- monstruoso 11y agocry me a river?
- yellowapple 11y ago> It's offensive By what measure? To whom? > a sad commentary on humanity Again: by what measure? Offensiveness is arbitrary.
- billmalarky 11y agoEmojis are supposed to be for fun. Some people enjoy playfully teasing their friends. Of course yes, this could be abused, but choice words are _much_ more hurtful than a picture of a middle finger.