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by skissane 39 days ago
Maybe they have a non-standard interpretation of thumbs-down – as "thumbs-down to this fact" not "thumbs-down to you for pointing it out"
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I have noticed this behaviour happening more often too, it's very confusing. Usually when texting with younger Gen Z people.
This has always been happening
We lived through a generation of agism at millennials and now we're turning around and doing it at Gen Z. It's unbelievable.
the history repeats itself approximately every 20 to 33 years!
When you only have eight emoji reactions to choose from, people are bound to get creative in how they use them.
Or they're from Eridian.
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