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Emojis are a more granular and expressive form of the more traditional lol, rofl, haha, :), :(. They’re a useful side channel for expressing tone.
by hollowcelery 4y ago
Emojis are a more granular and expressive form of the more traditional lol, rofl, haha, :), :(. They’re a useful side channel for expressing tone.
- tjoff 4y agoThat isn't a feature though. As it means and renders completely different in different contexts and apps.
- _Algernon_ 4y agoThey're really not though, because they render differently on different devices. If I send a gun emoji, it may render as a squirt gun for you for instance. Very different meanings.
- AgrMohit 4y agowhile true, many platforms like whatsapp use their own emojis so you know that it looks the same to everyone
- throwaway98797 4y ago[flagged]
- _Algernon_ 4y agoThere exists a world outside of the US, you know.
- LoveMortuus 4y agoAlso the way I feel about certain emojis is different from how you feel about them and thus carry different (if slightly) meaning. For example, I pretty much never use the clown emoji as I find it personally offensive. But I'm sure that pretty much everyone else doesn't feel the same about it.
- illiac786 4y agoThe triumph emoji is a very good example of this. Westerners use it to signify they're pissed while it actually means triumph in Asia I believe.
- Brian_K_White 4y agoThey're a useful way to not take someone seriously.