Do people actually use them like this? I’d assume its part of the joke, but then again I’m so old neither I nor my contacts use any emoji - we all “xD” and “:'D” each other like we did during the war I ought to tell you younglings about.
I think “I’m so old” doesn’t make the most sense as reasoning, considering that especially Boomers and old people are often famous for over-using emojis.
My (very kind, sweet, wholesome) 70 year old boss at work uses a lot of emoji. Not to this extent, but more than one a text seems like a lot to me and he has used 4-5.
I use :) and :D really much (the former extremely much, like really in every second sentence). :( also sometimes. But there are also quite some Emojis I often use, especially 😅. And being on Discord, there are also many custom emotes like :KEKW: I frequently use.
Do people actually use them like this? I’d assume its part of the joke, but then again I’m so old neither I nor my contacts use any emoji - we all “xD” and “:'D” each other like we did during the war I ought to tell you younglings about.
I’m a zoomer and I also thoroughly dislike emojis in most situations. Emoticons feel so much more personal c:
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UwU what’s this?
That’s the spirit! :)
I think “I’m so old” doesn’t make the most sense as reasoning, considering that especially Boomers and old people are often famous for over-using emojis.
It depends. Not using emoji is certainly a trait most often found in old people, it’s just that very old people swing in the other direction.
I guess it depends on how you define old and very old.
It’s more of a missing middle. Boomers and some Gen x use emojis literally while Gen Z and some millennials use emojis ironically or humorously.
My (very kind, sweet, wholesome) 70 year old boss at work uses a lot of emoji. Not to this extent, but more than one a text seems like a lot to me and he has used 4-5.
I use :) and :D really much (the former extremely much, like really in every second sentence). :( also sometimes. But there are also quite some Emojis I often use, especially 😅. And being on Discord, there are also many custom emotes like :KEKW: I frequently use.
I’ll go on a limb and guess you’re German?
Yes. How did you know?
My English in that comment wasn’t very good, but I was really sleep deprived when I wrote it, sorry for that.
Das kekw hat dich primär verraten, aber die anderen Smileys werden so gut wie nur von Deutschen benutzt. :D