my single most hated emoji

AveragePotato@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world – 576 points –
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When I use it, I mean ok, because that’s what it actually means. It’s simply a way to acknowledge someone was heard. I will not be changing bc others read more into it. Tis way too exhausting to consider every hidden meaning someone might have.

Boss said I can’t work from home anymore. I simply replied πŸ‘

Right? I've been using it to mean, "acknowledged", for years now. My kids told me just the other day that their group does not, and that they have to remind themselves I'm not being sarcastic when I send it. I have reached "that" age, it would appear.

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what other meaning could it have?

The only way I see it as being negative is to look at it like the "yeah, okay" Jennifer Lawrence meme.

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I don't care all that much. Sometimes a thumbs up is the way to acknowledge you heard them.

Sometimes people see things the way they want to see them. Not your fault.

πŸ‘πŸ» ok there bud.

If you were on the Internet before emojis took off, the single letter "k" had the same energy.

I've always thought it had the same energy in that they both simply acknowledge having seen the message. What's wrong with that?

I know. One of the reason why my entire friend circle finds it offensive.

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The people that use it this way ruin it for everyone else.

Still counts as a contract agreement

they're flipping themselves off though

How are they flipping themselves off if your fingers point towards yourself when doing a thumbs up?

Because their mom is standing behind the hand and so it's flipping her off and if you flip off someone's mom you're flipping them off and it's time for a donnybrook

I use it as an acknowledgement at work, and to be a sarcastic asshole with my friends. Context is key.

One of the few times I can actually sense sarcasm/passive aggression via 'text'