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Reading comments in different communities, I noticed that users hardly leave smilies. Why is that?

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[โ€“] AzureInfinity@leminal.space 31 points 10 months ago (8 children)

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.

[โ€“] its4am@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 10 months ago
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