Slow@lemmy.today to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 6 months agoWhy do Lemmy users rarely use emoticons?message-squaremessage-square291fedilinkarrow-up1244arrow-down132file-text
arrow-up1212arrow-down1message-squareWhy do Lemmy users rarely use emoticons?Slow@lemmy.today to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 6 months agomessage-square291fedilinkfile-text
Reading comments in different communities, I noticed that users hardly leave smilies. Why is that? ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ
minus-squaregrahamja@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up22arrow-down3·6 months agoEverything after ascii art was a mistake. It feels childish to use emoticons, a lot of users here grew up on platforms that only had text and to see emoticons is jarring. Needing to use an image for emotional context is poor writing.
minus-squareHolyginz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 months agoMe personally I feel like it’s less about seeing them and more that I see so many.
Everything after ascii art was a mistake. It feels childish to use emoticons, a lot of users here grew up on platforms that only had text and to see emoticons is jarring. Needing to use an image for emotional context is poor writing.
Me personally I feel like it’s less about seeing them and more that I see so many.