Does anyone else think having emojis as a response to a comment/thread would be a neat addition instead of only upvote/downvote?
Reddit seemed to sorta do that with awards but thats not quite what I’m suggesting.
Something similar to GitHub for instance, except we keep the upvote downvote system as-is.
This would hopefully discourage the use of upvote/downvote as a “I like/dislike this” button while also adding the ability to more accurately express the emotion the post/comment illicited
Additionally, there are a lot of people who are mostly just lurkers and have no desire to post, but they want to be able to emote further then just a upvote/downvote but DON’T want to actually post a comment like “I love this” or “You’re so right” or even just commenting an emoji, because making a comment is a whole extra action that makes them visible, opens up to comments or upvotes/downvotes.
No.
Correct.
Do you have more specific thoughts as to why not?
Emojis are the cruel heartless face of enshittification and a call to summon the children, normies, Facebook moms, and profiteers. We just Left reddit, allow us to rest our weeping bones.
Ok so same as the other person, just hate emojis for some reason.
I’d just like to point out that techies were using emoticons back when those groups thought the Internet was a series of tubes.
Emojis are the feeling of Corporate Grandma yelling yeetSwagBuxx. It’s artificial, forced, and clean language approved by HR.
It also doesn’t require making a comment, and is fun to use for many people 🤷♂️
Have more specific thoughts on why? Seemed like quite a few people misunderstood what I was going for, I definitely could have better described it in the OP
Because I don’t think lemmy is intended for 12 year old kids.
Lol that’s definitely an odd take but ok, didn’t know older people never used Emojis, TIL
Older people that would like to be taken seriously, don’t use emojis.
Simply not true, I work with many older people and they like using emojis if they’re more techy, there’s nothing wrong with them, get over yourself.
Don’t ask questions if you’re not willing to accept answers you don’t like. It shows your age. It’s no wonder you’re wanting emojis on lemmy.
Lmao, I accept your answer, I just disagree with your opinion from my lived experiences, you seem like you’re a lot of fun at parties.
I’m hoping for actual constructive criticism to the idea, not just “I don’t like emojis because Im an uptight ass”
You don’t accept my answer. If you did, you wouldn’t be arguing with me about it. You asked an opinion-based question, I gave you mine. You delved, I obliged. And now you have a problem with it.
Grow up.
It’s reasons like this that emojis shouldn’t be allowed on lemmy. Leave that shit on twitter.