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 😄

  • @[email protected]English
    26•22 days ago

    Because I’m a millennial semi-luddite who (typically) prefers emoticons.*

    *Contrary to popular opinion, emoticons ≠ emoji. :) is an emoticon, while 🙂 is an emoji. (Sorry, this is a pet peeve of mine. Lol.)

        • @[email protected]English
          7•22 days ago

          They are not objectively better or worse overall, though one or the other may be objectively better in individual contexts.

          Individual people may prefer one over the other, though. I am one of them.

            • @[email protected]English
              6•22 days ago

              Well, if you’re typing on a computer as opposed to a phone, for instance, it’s typically a lot easier to type out an emoticon as opposed to an emoji. Therefore, emoticons would likely be objectively better.

              Likewise, if you’re typing on a smartphone, most people have an emoji drawer they can pop open in a jiffy and choose what they want.

              Then again, even in both of these situations, it also depends on what crowd you’re in: some people honestly just prefer emoticons because it’s what they grew up with, like me; others prefer emoji, for varying reasons.

              Most instances where one is objectively better suited than the other are based on subjective criteria.

    • TipponEnglish
      2•21 days ago

      I have nothing to add but Cartman

      (((>.<)))

    • @[email protected]
      2•22 days ago

      by definition they should really be the same though or at least both qualifying as emoticons. emoji are more icons than emoticons are, and the translation from japanese is literally just picture letter/symbol

      • @[email protected]English
        6•22 days ago

        I never said emoticons are icons.

        • Emoji are picture-like and each one is a single-glyph.

        • Emoticons are not picture-like but resemble letters or punctuation, and are typically composed of multiple glyphs to make a coherent whole.