Every time somebody sends me a thumb I take it as “whatever you say you fucking dumbass” and it pisses me off.
And ya, I’m aware that that the replies are going to be thumbs, let’s see em ya jerks!!!
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Depends on where you put the thumb I guess.
No, I see it as friendly, but I receive them from my friends. I think if you have a doubt in the relationship already you are more likely to interpret any short reply as rude than if you are confident in what your relationship means to them.
This is literally my “message received” emote.
If people thought it was rude, I’d be fired by now.
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Be careful that people don’t think you’re contractually agreeing to something with the emoji: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/06/canada-judge-thumbs-up-emoji-sign-contract
There are workgroups at my job that use it as acknowledgement and for voting consensus as we are allowed to attend meetings camera and mic off.
Maybe you’re just that good at your job.
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“Why do people respond to a message that doesn’t need a response when they could just send an emoji?”
Are you old?
I see that as an old people response.
Why tho? I am not old and this is fairly standard in my work place, some forums I use, messages with friends etc. Maybe it’s a culture thing but definitely not an old people thing imo. Its the easiest way to send an acknowledgment or agreement with a message without spamming the group chat and it makes it easier to count if you interpret it as votes.
Edit: I am talking about reacting to the messages directly, I don’t reply to someone with just a thumbs up emoji when I can just say Ok in most context.
Generally, I do not. But I’m sure there is a scenario where it is used as a rude way to terminate a conversation.
Nope, because I use it myself. But I don’t use it as a conversational tool though. I just use it as confirmation that I received and read what you sent but it isn’t necessary to continue the conversation. For example, I’m already in a conversation with someone and the assumption is I need them to send me a file. When they finally send it over, I just react with a thumbs up to confirm I got it. Context is important. The emoji is only as meaningful as the context of the conversation it is in.
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Sorry, that was rude af, apologies
No that was the exact right use case for it.
Like ‘OK’ it depends on context, and irony can be hard to discern online.
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It depens on the context. I use 👍 in my work to show that I get the messages my superiors sent me.
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Get that fucking thing out of here pal!!!
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It depends on context and conversation. I get 👍 replies to my comments at work which 80% of the time means whatever I’m about to break in the code base nobody is currently working on.
If I react to a message with a 👍 it’s innocuous, but if I reply to a message 👍 it’s actually me being passive aggressive like I can’t be bothered to type a real response
Yes! I just responded with something similar lol that’s exactly how I use it and how I would take it
Yes. It frequently comes across as passive aggressive or as if the person doesn’t care.
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For message received, I use the press and hold emoji reactions, “tapbacks” I think they’re called.
For some reason I associate an actual “👍🏼” text as being less nice? Because now you took the time to open your keyboard and find the thumbs up. Like equivalent to texting “K.” Lol
Ya, a react like sure that’s fine, but a response, I just always think like if I said something to you in real life and you just replied 👍… that’s rude as fuck lol
It’s possible you have dealt with more than your fair share of sarcastic passive aggressive people in your life so far. Most people give a 👍🏼 as a confirmation, like “OK”. Its especially common when someone is bust, like if they’re driving or in a meeting, or trying to think.
