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For me I think emojis help more clearly show the emotion of text being written. Sometimes it’s not obvious in which way text can be interpreted so it helps giv

by cgb223 6y ago

For me I think emojis help more clearly show the emotion of text being written. Sometimes it’s not obvious in which way text can be interpreted so it helps give context that’s missing in non-face to face chat

dharmab 6y ago
We were constantly told in school "sarcasm does not communicate well over text!" Between , , and WrItInG lIkE tHiS, the situation has greatly improved since then. EDIT: Aparently HN is not displaying the eyeroll, facepalm and upside down smiley emoji.
- reificator 6y ago
  > EDIT: Aparently HN is not displaying the eyeroll, facepalm and upside down smiley emoji. IIRC HN strips out most things not in the BMP.
jhayward 6y ago
Why is it that you think emojis 'clearly show emotion'? Do they have well-defined meaning? Where does one look up the emotional context that a specific emoji adds?
- coldtea 6y ago
  >Do they have well-defined meaning? Emotions don't have either. That's why emojis show them well. Plus people have learned for millenia to read other people, and face emojis are basically glorified magnified face expressions...
- CharlesW 6y ago
  > Where does one look up the emotional context that a specific emoji adds? emojipedia.org or similar emoji dictionaries. Like words, meaning can vary based on context and audience, and linguistic drift can/does happen with emojis too. You might find this interesting: https://slate.com/technology/2019/07/because-internet-excerpt-linguistic-taxonomy-emoji-use.html https://slate.com/technology/2019/07/because-internet-excerp...
- sixstringtheory 6y ago
  Do facial expressions have well-defined meaning? Where does one look up the emotional context that a specific facial expression conveys when you say a thing to a person in real life? How can you be sure that emojis aren't conveying emotional context to you? It's not possible to rewind reality to the time before you received that text, and replay it again without the emoji to see the difference. I posit that emojis do in fact add emotional context, and if you could run that experiment, that you would have a harder time deciding sarcasm, self-deprecation, humor in general, and a whole host of other emotions. They are becoming part of the textual grammar just like facial expressions provide grammatical context for sign language and can totally change the meaning of the same hand sign. Either you learn the emotional contexts, or you don't and suffer the social consequences. I don't see much that's changed, just that technology is still way behind in-person communication. Seems to be catching up little by little, though.

by cgb223 6y ago

dharmab 6y ago

We were constantly told in school "sarcasm does not communicate well over text!" Between , , and WrItInG lIkE tHiS, the situation has greatly improved since then. EDIT: Aparently HN is not displaying the eyeroll, facepalm and upside down smiley emoji.

reificator 6y ago
> EDIT: Aparently HN is not displaying the eyeroll, facepalm and upside down smiley emoji. IIRC HN strips out most things not in the BMP.

jhayward 6y ago

Why is it that you think emojis 'clearly show emotion'? Do they have well-defined meaning? Where does one look up the emotional context that a specific emoji adds?

coldtea 6y ago
>Do they have well-defined meaning? Emotions don't have either. That's why emojis show them well. Plus people have learned for millenia to read other people, and face emojis are basically glorified magnified face expressions...
CharlesW 6y ago
> Where does one look up the emotional context that a specific emoji adds? emojipedia.org or similar emoji dictionaries. Like words, meaning can vary based on context and audience, and linguistic drift can/does happen with emojis too. You might find this interesting: https://slate.com/technology/2019/07/because-internet-excerpt-linguistic-taxonomy-emoji-use.html https://slate.com/technology/2019/07/because-internet-excerp...
sixstringtheory 6y ago
Do facial expressions have well-defined meaning? Where does one look up the emotional context that a specific facial expression conveys when you say a thing to a person in real life? How can you be sure that emojis aren't conveying emotional context to you? It's not possible to rewind reality to the time before you received that text, and replay it again without the emoji to see the difference. I posit that emojis do in fact add emotional context, and if you could run that experiment, that you would have a harder time deciding sarcasm, self-deprecation, humor in general, and a whole host of other emotions. They are becoming part of the textual grammar just like facial expressions provide grammatical context for sign language and can totally change the meaning of the same hand sign. Either you learn the emotional contexts, or you don't and suffer the social consequences. I don't see much that's changed, just that technology is still way behind in-person communication. Seems to be catching up little by little, though.