Why NOBODY should be using the 'thumbs up' emoji in 2022 - and the 10 symbols only 'old people' use that have Gen Z rolling their eyes

[BBSA]

Interesting:

 

[Polymathic]

Why do you care?

 

[B-1]

If they stop banning the aggressive ones we will stop using the passive aggressive ones.

 

[NarrowBandFtw]

I genuinely am puzzled as to why it can be misinterpreted?

in some parts of the world, the middle-East is one example, it is actually the equivalent of showing the middle finger

... apparently US soldiers invading Iraq thought they had local support with all the thumbs-ups they were getting ... guess again

that's a very old interpretation that has nothing to do with reddit or some GenZ nonsense

 

[PsyWulf]

Sending a thumbs-up can be seen as passive aggressive and even confrontational, according to Gen Z who claim they feel attacked whenever it is used.

Whether the chat is informal, between friends or at work the icon appears to have a very different, 'rude' meaning for the younger generation.

A 24-year-old on Reddit summed up the Gen Z argument, saying it is best 'never used in any situation' as it is 'hurtful'.

'No one my age in the office does it, but the Gen X people always do it. Took me a bit to adjust and get [it] out of my head that it means they're mad at me,' he added.

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[Kieppie]

in some parts of the world, the middle-East is one example, it is actually the equivalent of showing the middle finger

... apparently US soldiers invading Iraq thought they had local support with all the thumbs-ups they were getting ... guess again

that's a very old interpretations that has nothing to do with reddit or some GenZ nonsense

Do you understand?

 

[Arthur]

 

[Nerfherder]

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^^ This is me caring about what other think about the emoji's I use.

 

[ToxicBunny]

I think we need to cull Gen-Z, they are the weakest link.

 

[UrBaN963]

Please update thread title:

"Why NOBODY should give a toss about anything Gen-Z says in 2022 or ever"

 

[Barbarian Conan]

Sending a thumbs-up can be seen as passive aggressive and even confrontational, according to Gen Z who claim they feel attacked whenever it is used.

Whether the chat is informal, between friends or at work the icon appears to have a very different, 'rude' meaning for the younger generation.

A 24-year-old on Reddit summed up the Gen Z argument, saying it is best 'never used in any situation' as it is 'hurtful'.

'No one my age in the office does it, but the Gen X people always do it. Took me a bit to adjust and get [it] out of my head that it means they're mad at me,' he added.

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I know the feeling.
Every time I see a meme I find (non ironically) funny in the Rouxenator thread I feel attacked

 

[SauRoNZA]

Sweet Jesus, what next.

 

[NarrowBandFtw]

Sweet Jesus, what next.

after sweet jesus comes:

 

[theratman]

Come now, that's offensive in Australia.

 

[ShaunSA]

I use it passive aggressively all the time

Yeah but we all know you're a dick

 

[wbot]

Nice, take this gen z

 

["D"]

guy's arse was shining bright

As the saying goes: Young, dumb and @Fulcrum29

 

[Temujin]

Gen Z who claim they feel attacked whenever it is used.

Wot? Gen Z feels attacked by something? Unpossible

 

[marine1]

Kiss my ass you freaking idiotic liberals

 

[Flanders]

Skimming through the article I do notice that they don't seem to offer up any advice as to what emojis are acceptable for the adults to use. Best just sign off each text with an apology for existing.