#42

Android being latest adopters means that often they get things super late, but also the fact that when they finally do get it, the nerds who do it have done a Theo and taken the name as literally as possible and ignored the fact that people interpret and often amend/reuse emojis in different ways.

Basically, more people are going to use an emoji to be sassy/showing a hair flip than they are to show someone ‘holding an invisible tray’ or being a help desk person.

I know you’re joking but the Android ones are terrible, ugly things and also come out much later, so…

#43

I can’t believe you fell for the Android thing, tbh. Although I feel bad for essentially setting you up for that yesterday (unintentionally - I just thought this was too obviously a joke). So maybe we’re even.

#44

Like you actually bothered to point out Android were late to the party? :smiley:

#45

??

u wot

I mean also you seem to be totally I’m-Theo-I-live-under-a-rock-and-only-go-on-the-internet-to-code-or-be-contrarian-on-DiSbook clueless about everything else, so feels pretty reasonable

#46

:o: :chart_with_downwards_trend: :chart_with_upwards_trend: :e-mail: :capricorn:

#47

Other reply, sorry.

It’s fine for people to interpret these as they like: My point is that it’s not of much use when used with lots of different people, instead of friends who know what you might mean.

#48

:’( now you’re just reminding me of Carrie Fisher’s amazing Emoji writing.

#49

or globally, culturally-defined, accepted norms?

#50

Amongst the Apple elites, maybe (surprised to find @penoid in that group TBH ;)) but for others no.

#51

the massively ubiquitous, most popular selling phone globally ‘elite’ which has therefore permeated facebook, twitter and numerous other platforms, you mean? :wink:

#52

Android historically has been in much bigger use than iOS. It may be changing now (the most recent figures I could find were 2015 Q4 but it’s hard to judge. Apple phones are more expensive than Android phones.

#53

except most people are getting them on contracts, which are the same cost, but just committing to longer ones. I’d say the more ‘elite’ attitude I encounter comes from Android users than Apple users tbh

#54

My wife keeps using the new pregnant emoji after she’s eaten something nice and is a bit full. I was fucking terrified the first time she used it. Imagine finding out you were having a child through the medium of the emoji.

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#55

:smiley:

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#57

ctrl+cmd+space on Apple is a fucking godsend as well.

:hugs:

#58

great high concept premise. what if monster trucks but MONSTER trucks

#59

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#60

Thanks 29, bookmarked to WhatsApp to my parents in the future.

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#61

:+1: