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.

  • Pratai
    22·
    9 months ago

    Because I don’t think lemmy is intended for 12 year old kids.

      • Pratai
        23·
        9 months ago

        Older people that would like to be taken seriously, don’t use emojis.

        • Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.worksOP
          32·
          9 months 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
            11·
            9 months 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
              11·
              9 months 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
                12·
                9 months 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.

                  • Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.worksOP
                    11·
                    9 months ago

                    Thanks, it’s definitely fair to state an opinion, I simply disagree with their opinion (which they’re definitely asserting as fact) and explained why I asked the additional question.

                  • Pratai
                    11·
                    9 months ago

                    that’s an opinion

                    Exactly. Which is what I stated. Question asked- question answered. OP just didn’t like my answer after asking why.

                    I wasn’t aware it was: “answer only if you agree.” Had this been stated, I’d have ignored the question and moved on.