However being empathetic doesn’t mean leaving behind critical thinking. This is even more important if you are into marketing and communication. While most millennials are picking on ‘em for being too fragile and vulnerable and sensitive, it is high time we lend ‘em an ear of empathy. Yes a freakin emoji causing a mental avalanche amongst the younger generation. But then one cannot naively discredit the whole debacle as it is a ‘real issue’ instigating trauma amongst youngsters. Funny, how there’s a whole section of society who don’t even own a phone and probably wouldn’t bother at all by emoticons on one. The thumbs-up emoji also frequently punctuates text, sometimes in strings for additional emphasis, to indicate positivity, agreement, approval. For example, if one person asked to meet another at 2:30, the other person could acknowledge the appointment with a thumbs-up emoji. This has stirred quite a flurry of reaction on the internet with each camp trying to validate and discredit the other. On its own, a thumbs-up emoji can indicate OK or Got it. + Here are the top 10 emojis that make you look 'old' /sP8SIYix3t Gen Z, or Zoomers, are also glued to the echo chamber of stupidity and fads that is TikTok, so theyre super impresionable and gullible, basically. Theres no way we think its passive-aggressive. Especially from casual corporate communication.Īccording to a recent poll of 2,000 young people aged 16-29, emojis used by 'old people' include the thumbs up, the red love heart, the OK hand and the grimacing face Im in my 30s, and my group chats with my housemates contain LOTS of thumbs up emoji when theres updates on tasks etc. + A 24-year-old on Reddit summed up the Gen-Z argument, saying it is best 'never used in any situation' as it is 'hurtful' /Jh7xiK0zC8Īccording to a poll conducted amongst 2,000 odd youngsters aged 16-29, here are the top 10 emojis, supposedly only older people use. Gen-Zers say they feel attacked whenever they see a 'passive aggressive' thumbs-up emoji It is the visual equal of sending a rather disconcerted ‘k’ text. According to The Sun, Scarlett revealed that the thumbs-up emoji was meant to denote passive-aggressiveness. The younger generation finds the emoji rather passive-aggressive. However, a TikTok user named genwhyscarlett earlier this year, shared a one-minute long video talking about the real meaning of emojis as Gen Z kids use them and the thumbs up emoji was one of them. Most are bothered about the usage in professional settings. It’s a growing movement that gained traction in a Reddit post where one Gen Z confessed to being not adult enough to be grown comfy with the thumbs-up emoji. What is it that triggered the youngsters though? It seems, the Gen Zers find the ‘Thumbs Up’ emoji rather rude and ridiculous. The most used emoji in personal and corporate communication across decades. For the Gen Z generation and cuspers (young Millennials, or older Gen Zers), that smiley face popping up in a text or email is actually seen as patronising or passive-aggressive, as they. *drum rolls* Gen Z has canceled the humble ‘Thumbs Up’ emoji.
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