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I'm not talking about #metoo stuff.

Assuming we're using a sane IM app that lets us use standard emoji as a reaction to a comment.

I just mean when someone tells you that they did something and the only information that you want to convey back is that you followed them and did the same.

More concrete example that i encounter few times a week: my pal tells me he's reserved the gym slot at 17:00, so I reserve that time too and i just want to reply "me too" to let him know it worked for me. (The way it works between us is that we want to go together but since he's got family etc. i always let him pick the time first and just announce his slot reservation, and i just want to confirm it.)

Another example is if someone says "i signed this petition to support our Czech president who is protecting our democracy" then I want to say "yes I did it too". Just a nod that we're standing on the same side.

(Come to think about it, it could technically be used in a #metoo adjacent context, like, if a friend told me "i was abused by my boss" and i could just use the emoji but that would be sooooo wrong on so many levels... You get the point.)

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[–] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (4 children)

+1/➕? But why not just use words to say "me too"? It's not that long

Edit: also ⬆️

[–] netvor@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

it depends on the chat client / config but i like that the lower status of the reaction, ie. it does not even generate notification and a badge.

my pal can just totally forget about it and just check on it when he needs.

(it's often times at random times in the middle of the workday when we exchange these messages so i want to be respectful to his focus.)

[–] gbzm@piefed.social 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I've been in similar situations in large or semi-large chat channels when you want to adhere to something and give the possibility to others to adhere similarly without flooding the channel with messages simply saying "me too". So attaching an emoji reaction feels more adequate, that way anyone can just append their own and you can see groupal adhesion directly. Sometimes 💯 works, but it sometimes doesn't.

EDIT: the more I think on it, the more an emoji saying "+1" feels like it should fill that need when 💯 doesn't. Maybe someone should propose this to the Unicode consortium

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 1 points 1 day ago

Some might say thumbs up works for that, but there's also an up or down arrow, which suggests a vote either way.

[–] netvor@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

by the way we are both familiar with IRC where I think +1 would just fit the bill really well

never realized ➕ is a good replacement for that.

[–] Lembot_0006@programming.dev -2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Writing words is so boomer. And reading them is so lame. Ticktock rulez!

[–] netvor@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

darn i did not realize that.

i suppose i should vertical-record: the reservation app open in my librewolf, pan (swoosh!) to my hand on the mouse, pan (swoosh!) back to the monitor detailing the newly added reservation, pan (swoosh!) to my face winking and smiling with a thumbs up.

is that about right? i'm learning quick, am i not?

thanks for the support, so tiktok it is next time!