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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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Does the distinction truly matter?
In some ways no, but communication is complicated. Emoticons and emojis feel different when used I feel like. :) and 🙂 is not the same.
They're also used by different generations of people I think. So in that way it is meaningful to talk about them as separate concepts.