No, you need therapy
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Whatever you say you fucking dumbass
Depends on where you put the thumb I guess.
No. This is a rude reply:π
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This one feels worse to me ahahah
I donβt, and I use it all the time. That said, I try to be mindful of context. For example, if Iβm going to a party and someone texts saying to grab ice or something: π
Conversely, if someone is texting to say their dog died, or congratularions of a big achievement: !π
Yeah dog died gets at least π₯³ or do you fucking hate fluffy?
Context, it is the "K" of Emojis, acceptable as quick response, insulting in any serious conversation
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When I personally use it it means "OK, sounds good, I have nothing more to add but I read your message."
It has also been ruled in court (I think in Australia but I dont remember for certain) that it is legally binding as a verbal agreement.
Basically a farmer sent a message to a wholesaler saying "Hey, I need to double my stock feed order for next quarter" or something like that, the supplier sent back a thumbs up. So the delivery arrived and it was only the regular amount. The farmer had to buy the extra amount at retail prices and it cost him tens of thousands more, so he sued for damages. The supplier argued that text messages and thumbs up werent the correct ordering procedure and that he wasnt liable, the court ruled effectively that "Then you should have said that. A thumbs up is a general term of positive response to a question or statement and in this case constitutes acceptance of a verbal agreement" and had to cough up.
Found the case, it was Canada and the farmer F-ed up not the supplier.
Exactly. Everyone at work uses it to cut the chain of "Looks good", "Thanks", "No problem", etc short. If you're interpreting an emoji as an attack you might have anger issues.
So some guy sends you a particular emoji and gets to live rent-free in your head for an hour?
Yes, I actually do interpret it that way even though I'm pretty sure I've never received it with that intent. Then I think "why am I like this?" and wonder if this is part of getting old. This is actually much less of a joke than it probably sounds like.
I've read that Gen z doesn't like this as a response. I think it's just ok
Nope. When I make plans with people, it usually ends with one of us giving a π. I thought it meant "we're all on the same page".
Whatever you say you fucking dumbass π
Huh? Maybe I'm strange... But sometimes I give a thumbs up emoji here on Lemmy when I agree with someones argument and have nothing more to add because I 100% agree with the content !
Never though It could be interpreted as rude :/
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No.
Never in the history of me sending thumb responses in work chats has it ever meant βwhatever you say you fucking dumbass.β
It's primarily used to show acknowledgement. It's the office worker equivalent of "10-4."
Seems like you have some pretty serious projection issues to work out OP lol
Sometimes when I send it to my boss, that's what it means.
nope but my lingo interpretation is way dated and by the time I uptake something its out of fashion.
Definitely is a rude reply. Zero effort and sarcastic.
I think depending on your generation and language you speak it can have different meanings.
Depends on context but mainly it just means 'Okay!' or 'Go ahead!'
I use the πreact to show that I've seen the message but don't need to respond. Usually in the case of someone sending a money transfer or something like that.
No.