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.

      • @JakeroxsOP
        2•9 months ago

        Do you have more specific thoughts as to why not?

        • Sabata11792
          4•9 months ago

          Emojis are the cruel heartless face of enshittification and a call to summon the children, normies, Facebook moms, and profiteers. We just Left reddit, allow us to rest our weeping bones.

          • @JakeroxsOP
            2•9 months ago

            Ok so same as the other person, just hate emojis for some reason.

            I’d just like to point out that techies were using emoticons back when those groups thought the Internet was a series of tubes.

            • Sabata11792
              2•9 months ago

              Emojis are the feeling of Corporate Grandma yelling yeetSwagBuxx. It’s artificial, forced, and clean language approved by HR.

              • @JakeroxsOP
                1•9 months ago

                It also doesn’t require making a comment, and is fun to use for many people 🤷‍♂️

    • @JakeroxsOP
      1•9 months ago

      Have more specific thoughts on why? Seemed like quite a few people misunderstood what I was going for, I definitely could have better described it in the OP

        • @JakeroxsOP
          1•9 months ago

          Lol that’s definitely an odd take but ok, didn’t know older people never used Emojis, TIL

            • @JakeroxsOP
              2•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.

                • @JakeroxsOP
                  0•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”