@Slow@lemmy.today to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 11 months agoWhy do Lemmy users rarely use emoticons?message-square288fedilinkarrow-up1244arrow-down132file-text
arrow-up1212arrow-down1message-squareWhy do Lemmy users rarely use emoticons?@Slow@lemmy.today to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 11 months agomessage-square288fedilinkfile-text
Reading comments in different communities, I noticed that users hardly leave smilies. Why is that? ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ
minus-square@AzureInfinity@leminal.spacelinkfedilink1•11 months agoIf something isn’t obvious from the text, why not change the /style/ of writing instead of appending dissonant graphics? Make it obviously sarcastic or humorous, instead of leaving the users guessing if its satire or sincere expression.
If something isn’t obvious from the text, why not change the /style/ of writing instead of appending dissonant graphics? Make it obviously sarcastic or humorous, instead of leaving the users guessing if its satire or sincere expression.
Not everyone is good at that type of thing. 🙃