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Why do Lemmy users rarely use emoticons?
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this post was submitted on 22 Dec 2023
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I find them obnoxius, just like inserting animated gifs and meme responses. If used in serious context it makes the whole post look cringe, using them to replace words is fit only for smartphone troglodytes sending character-limited posts/SMS.
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