Ok, the title was an overuse of emojis as a joke. But seriously, I like some limited use of emojis because it helps me convey intention/emotion so that I’m less misunderstood and also adds some more feeling/fun to text content 😄

    • BruceTwarzen@lemm.ee
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      9 months ago

      Same, i have a hard time taking anything serious with an emoji and don’t think it adds anything

  • folekaule@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    I don’t mind them when used appropriately, but remember that us old people may struggle to make out which emoji we’re looking at when the text is small.

    To my eyes it also looks out of place in professional writing, so I would find it hard to take you seriously if you use emojis in such a context.

    TL;DR: in a casual context, go nuts, but avoid for important communication where clarity and professionalism matters.

    • emptyother@programming.dev
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      9 months ago

      And I thought it was us middle-aged (40+) and older who was the only one who still used them literally. Gotten the impression that younger generations invented non-obvious meanings that spread in trend waves, then stopped using emojis when it became too hard and social anxiety-inducing to keep track of the various interpretations of what a “slight smile” might possibly mean to the receiver. 🙂

    • neidu2@feddit.nl
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      9 months ago

      Same. Plus, emoji don’t really add a whole lot that words cannot, and interpreting them takes away valuable time from my schedule when I’m practicing yelling at kids to get off my lawn.

  • LostWanderer@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
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    9 months ago

    I haven’t specifically seen anyone go off the rails when it comes to emoji usage on Lemmy; I can only comment on my particular feelings about emoji: Like any tool, emoji can be used in ways which are confusing. However, the value of these little images conveying additional context to written text is useful. There is so much of the personal voice which is lost with written words, unadorned with body language, tone of voice, and facial expressions. Emoji are like a written solution to this issue (for those that don’t pick up on context on words alone). I am fine with the usage of emoji.

  • don@lemm.ee
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    9 months ago

    I predate emojis by a bit, they never really caught on with me.

  • BassTurd@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Excessive emojis make reading difficult. It’s just as bad as posts. That. Are. Written. Like. This. My internal voice pauses for ever period, likewise, I have to interpret every inline emoji. It’s mentally tiring, and while forums like this aren’t formal, when I see abused emoji use, I instinctively write off a comment or post as juvenile and low quality. I’m more inclined to skip reading it entirely because of the extra effort required and my pre judgement of its contents.

    Tagging an emoji to the end or light use to help convey emotions is fine and intuitive. I personally like them for quick response and like you, to add a little more context to text where the “voice” may be missed.

  • Sudo Sodium @lemdro.idEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Emojis make reading slower because you’ll pay attention to both emojis and text , and try to understand it

  • Captain Aggravated@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    9 months ago

    1. At the font sizes I tend to view text in, I can read text clearly but emoji just look like blobs. The details are so small that ALL of the faces look like yellow circles.

    2. There are so many emoji, many of them with only slight differences between them, that they render each other meaningless.

    3. So many of them are being used as something else and keeping up with their actual meaning is just not worth the time.

  • morphballganon@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    I see emojis as text’s substitute for body language. Body language is supposed to supplement the spoken word. Emojis should supplement the paragraph.

    Trying to communicate with more emojis than text is akin to trying to communicate with more body language than spoken word.

    Ever try to say something but forget the word, and you try to convey the meaning with body lamguage instead? Overuse of emojis implies a similar lapse of thought.