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.

  • Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.worksOP
    3·
    1 year ago

    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.

    • Pratai@lemmy.ca
      1·
      1 year ago

      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.

      • Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.worksOP
        1·
        1 year ago

        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”

        • Pratai@lemmy.ca
          1·
          1 year ago

          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.

          • Unofficial Firefox Ambassador of Victoria@mstdn.ca
            2·
            1 year ago

            @Pratai @Jakeroxs I hardly use emojis and I don’t accept your answer either, because the premise of “nobody old uses them if they want to be taken seriously” just isn’t true.

            If you base your argument around a fact, which turns out to be false, that’s okay, just accept when people point that out, or look it up to confirm or deny your fact.

            If you simply think emojis are immature and you don’t like them, that’s an opinion, which is more respectable.