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Because hearing you laugh when I make a joke makes me far happier than seeing you react with :joy:.
by frutiger 6y ago
Because hearing you laugh when I make a joke makes me far happier than seeing you react with :joy:.
- EForEndeavour 6y agoUntil our brains' reward circuits are retrained to interpret those emoji reactions the same way we currently interpret genuine in-person laughter.
- frutiger 6y agoWe (and our ancestors) have been laughing for at least 6 million years (MRCA of Homo & Pan). I don’t doubt that one day our descendants will prefer something else than laughing. I doubt it will happen in my lifetime though.
- jlokier 6y agoI find that a colourful emoji like [hmm, HN can't display an emoji] feels very different from a text emoticon or tag. It's such an illusion, too - the sender doesn't even see the same emoji character as I do because of different fonts and devices. Some emojis look sad or angry on some devices, and smiling on others. There's plenty of room for misinterpretation. But it adds feeling anyway!