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I don't feel like emoji add anything substantial to a textual conversation, it's mostly useless fluff. I don't miss it on HN, so I disagree with your use of "re
by pferde 2y ago
I don't feel like emoji add anything substantial to a textual conversation, it's mostly useless fluff. I don't miss it on HN, so I disagree with your use of "reduced" here. :)
- Propelloni 2y agoI see what you did there :LOL:
- scoot 2y ago> I don't feel like emoji add anything substantial to a textual conversation Proceeds to add an ascii emoji <facepalm>
- sethammons 2y agoWhat would an emoji provide over that ascii combo?
- kvdveer 2y agoVariety and reduced ambiguity.
- nilamo 2y agoImmediate understanding from across the room without needing to read a paragraph
- jackothy 2y agoNuance
- account42 2y agoThe opposite of nuance because the image renders differently for different browsers/platforms so you can only assume a very vague meaning.
- sethammons 2y agoI agree on the assuming and the vagueness. Kids these days feel that the thumbs up emoji is like a passive aggressive middle finger, same with a green checkbox -- and they are apparently bothered by the ellipsis too while we are at it -- not understanding that it is totally valid punctuation and what it can represent. The fact that these individuals are absolutely wrong comes from the pictograms being vague.
- smeej 2y agoAm I the only person who still calls "ASCII emoji" "emoticons"?
- pferde 2y agoNo, you're not. :) Emoticons aren't emoji.
- fragmede 2y agoyou're entitled to your own opinion, but text lacks tone, and emoji helps bring some of it back so I don't see it as useless fluff