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

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  • TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml
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    2 years ago

    Boomer culture shifted to the millenial generation, acting as the distinguishing trait on internet forums from Gen Z(oomers), and Gen Z are adopting the millenial teenager hipster traits.

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      2 years ago

      Sure there is that. There is also the idea that adding emotions to a discussion adds nothing useful, and is a sign of immaturity when shown.

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        2 years ago

        No, it is not immature to use emojis or emoticons or Lennys. They are communication tools, just like words and phrases. I think of them like spices. You have to be an artist of grammar to correctly use them, to add flavour to your sentences.

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          2 years ago

          I can’t wait to read printed text that has them to better enunciate certain plot points. Harry Potter could have used an 😱 or two to let me know in advance how to react to certain moments.

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            2 years ago

            Realtime fast communication does not need to be the same as books written for centuries. Nobody is printing JSONs of internet comments as novels and biographies.

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              2 years ago

              I’ll give you that, emojis are good at quickly communicating intent in situations where time is short. But this is a message board, where’s the hurry buddy

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                2 years ago

                The average lifespan of a thread on Reddit/Lemmy style discussion boards is about 18-24 hours. If factored in a lot of international participants across polar timezones, it can go upto 30-36 hours atmost. That is a very fast exchange of messages when the comments start piling up.

                Slow exchange of messages is not what you are having here. A slow digital exchange would be something like email.