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Why do Lemmy users rarely use emoticons? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 11 months ago by Slow to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Reading comments in different communities, I noticed that users hardly leave smilies. Why is that?

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[–] LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world -2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Because it offends gen z. They get it from millennial parents and associate it with them.

[–] AVincentInSpace@pawb.social 6 points 11 months ago

I'm not sure. I obviously can't speak for all of Gen Z, but I use emoticons all the time in 1:1 chat with my friends. I just don't use them in "public" because most people are put off by seeing :3, and the warm, fuzzy feeling that it conveys doesn't come up that often anyway