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I don't like emojis in this context. I like them when humans use them to communicate over text when facial expressions and such aren't available. I feel weirded
by kccqzy 2y ago
I don't like emojis in this context. I like them when humans use them to communicate over text when facial expressions and such aren't available. I feel weirded out when a computer program sprouts emojis at me. A computer program needs to treat human users with respect, and emojis convey the wrong tone. Like languages with T-V distinction, emojis strictly belong to the T form and are unsuitable for communication from a computer program to a human.
This made me recall that I have `export HOMEBREW_NO_EMOJI=1` in my shell startup. I wish all programs provide me with an opt out like this for this misfeature.
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- Supermancho 2y ago> I like them when humans use them to communicate over text when facial expressions and such aren't available. I believe emoji is shorthand for a tableau of common iconography. This is useful, because it is not limited to an OS specified set, allowing for user expansion and culture to determine the core set. The folder icon, itself, is an emoji in this context.
- bbor 2y agoI encourage you to try to move past it, you’re missing out! Of all the arbitrary cultural norms, “computers should only use icons, not emojis” is the most arbitrary. No offense ofc, and I believe you that the psychological effect is real — I’m just saying it’s probably an arbitrary one that would go away pretty quickly. Personally, “output a concise, hierarchical markdown document with heavy usage of emojis” is a must-have LLM pre-prompt. Helps with scanning the results quickly, and I have a hunch it helps it keep its reasoning straight for complex tasks.
- sgarland 2y agoHard pass. I want my terminal to present me with text, and only text. That way, as I cry bitter tears of defeat, the textual output will remain, stolidly presenting its harsh reality to me. Emoji would falsely present an aura of hope and congeniality where there is only pain; the cruel reminder that I have once again failed to live up to its inflexible and demanding expectations. …seriously though, I have absolutely no desire for emoji in the terminal.
- Sleaker 2y agoEmoji are text though?
- sgarland 2y agoWhen (Western) people say text, they generally mean ASCII. If your language requires glyphs, that is of course reasonable to also be called text. I’ll grant emoticons (e.g. :-D) as being textual, because they are composed of the building blocks of ASCII. An emoji, though consisting of Unicode code point[s], cannot say the same, unless you’re arguing that they’re all bits, which is reductionist.
- ehnto 2y agoEmoticons was a western word for emoji I think, which originated in Japan. Emo(emotion) Ji (glyph/character). The distinction between one being text and one being pictures isn't a widely used one I don't think, please someone correct me if I am wrong. I think it's perhaps a retroactive distinction in certain social circles/settings but not particularly consistent.
- f33d5173 2y agopicture (e) character (moji) actually Though the similarity to emoticon is amusing.
- ehnto 2y agoOh yeah, you are right. I had recalled it was a contraction of emotion and character. I wonder if the specific kanji for (e) was picked for it's reading, and thus double entendre in English, intentionally.
- ruthmarx 2y ago> Emoticons was a western word for emoji I think, which originated in Japan. Emoticons predate emoji are were always purely ascii text based.
- hatthew 2y agoThese are technically emoji, but in my perception it would be accurate to call them icons.