Gen z seems to have figured that out, too. They use emojis like punctuations, in much the same way we use lol. I was annoyed by it at first but I got used to.
I'm pretty sure Millennials never caught onto that because we either used emoticons, or were traumatized into thinking that emojis were somehow "girly". So the lol or lmao ended up being the way to show emotion/sentiment.
It was because there were all kinds of tacky and terrible looking emoticon packs back then, pretty much everyone agreed you looked like a dork. Nowadays they are used to produce shitposts.
Everyone who used them back in the day had malware too.
Google dawt cawm…
Fun smily face pack 4 chat on yahoo and aim
Download
Ooh, desktop strippers? Sweet! I’ll go ahead and get that too.
Oh no way, a purple ape assistant! Sweet, lemme git that. I’ll be ur buddy bonzi.
Remember porn dialers? They’d call 1-900 numbers in the background when your computer was idle and make parents really angry.
I use emojis when talking to specific people, lol with others and some I don't use any text slang at all.
Strangely because I grew up with lots of phpBB forums, the few of them that I still engage with for things like classic cars and farm talk I always use the emojis because that's what we always did :mrgreen:
I use "haha" when I actually laugh out loud, since "lol" just means "I'm not being serious" or "I'm mildly amused right now" these days, even though it is literally an abbreviation for laughing out loud.
I've literally been called out on using lol on Lemmy. Probably ~3 months back or so?
I forget how I responded, but it definitely would've had lol in it a few times just for emphasis.
Guys, we're on knockoff reddit, not a debate forum. Having a few lols when pointing out hypocrisy or incorrect shit with citations is just the creme of the lol crop.
I preferred emoticons. There are too many emoji. Too many of them are meaningless. No matter what platform you're on, you have to SLAM typing to a halt to go into a separate menu to pick one out.
I don't think I've ever done that. I've always used normal punctuation, except for in my teens, where we all used ellipsis (…) at the end of every sentence to indicate that more was coming. ICQ was the shit. Messaging apps even copied this by adding a bouncing ellipsis when you're typing. Maybe that's why we stopped using it.
Do you guys remember when lol was the response you would receive to a message? I wonder when we started switching to saying it on the end of our sentences?
Oh shit I'm in this picture lol
I see what you did there lol
lol
I didnt even see the lol at the end, its like punctuation to me by now lol
Gen X here, and it's a struggle to not do it lol.
LMAO, we're also the only ones that use :-D, instead of the funny cartoon ones.
Me too lol
I have to check my previous couple messages to make sure I didn't add "lol" at the end of them so I don't make it weird by saying lol too much
Lol
lol
I’ve caught myself doing it multiple times in one message before. 😔
lol same, pretty much like this lol
I'll stop doing this when we make a new punctuation that conveys my need for people to like me lol
We did, they're called emojis.
Gen z seems to have figured that out, too. They use emojis like punctuations, in much the same way we use lol. I was annoyed by it at first but I got used to.
I'm pretty sure Millennials never caught onto that because we either used emoticons, or were traumatized into thinking that emojis were somehow "girly". So the lol or lmao ended up being the way to show emotion/sentiment.
It was because there were all kinds of tacky and terrible looking emoticon packs back then, pretty much everyone agreed you looked like a dork. Nowadays they are used to produce shitposts.
Everyone who used them back in the day had malware too.
Google dawt cawm… Fun smily face pack 4 chat on yahoo and aim Download Ooh, desktop strippers? Sweet! I’ll go ahead and get that too. Oh no way, a purple ape assistant! Sweet, lemme git that. I’ll be ur buddy bonzi.
Remember porn dialers? They’d call 1-900 numbers in the background when your computer was idle and make parents really angry.
At least I think that’s what they did.
I use emojis when talking to specific people, lol with others and some I don't use any text slang at all.
Strangely because I grew up with lots of phpBB forums, the few of them that I still engage with for things like classic cars and farm talk I always use the emojis because that's what we always did :mrgreen:
I mean, I use them all the time 🤷♂️
which emoji is lol?
😛or 😁 depending on context
those don’t look very loud
😂
Edit: also here's ROFL for good measure 🤣
What? Are we out of sync? As a millennial I use a lot of emoji, and gen z'ers almost don't use any, and tell me it's cringe to use them.
Gotta add it to lighten up the dark thoughts and the implications of the message lol
Gen Z trying not to type 💀
or 🗿
You could say haha like a gen xer lol
I use "haha" when I actually laugh out loud, since "lol" just means "I'm not being serious" or "I'm mildly amused right now" these days, even though it is literally an abbreviation for laughing out loud.
Sounds illegal. I'd be careful if I were you.
I used to end every sentence with lol
I mean, I still do more often than I'd like to admit lol
I never end a sentence with
Can't end a sentence with lol if you never end a
Just modify your key bindings to enter lol every time you type any punctuation lol
That's so dumb lol lol lol
I don't even need to I'm used to it after doing so for so many years lol
It's... like... the boomer ...
I switched to 'haha' instead when I caught myself saying lol in real life, haha
Lol no way haha, me too XD
Now add a 3 in it
I stopped adding lol as frequently when I caught myself saying it in real life
haha so true lmao xD
📱🗿
I try to write the extended "Lots of Love" now instead of shortening it to "lol" every time.
"Uncle Bob passed away, lol!"
lol, that's silly. I do it at the start so that I can punctuate with an ascii emoticon, even in forms of communication where it's not supported. ;)
Lol then I forget I added it at the beginning and end up making an awkward sandwich lol 🥴.
Guess my age. :)
Guess my age (:
guess how old I am 💀 no 🧢
this is the way.
That's fucking hilarious lol
I'm more of a "^^", "xD" or 😂 kind of guy
^^
¯\_ (ツ)_/¯
Only ASCII >:( jk xD
t(-_- t)
I've literally been called out on using lol on Lemmy. Probably ~3 months back or so?
I forget how I responded, but it definitely would've had lol in it a few times just for emphasis.
Guys, we're on knockoff reddit, not a debate forum. Having a few lols when pointing out hypocrisy or incorrect shit with citations is just the creme of the lol crop.
LOL
Hi guys my wife left me and I have to put my dog down LOL
Are you a country musician?
I recently noticed that I switched from adding lol to inserting an emoji at the end 😅
💀 lol
(I'm trying to change with the times lol)
I hate the skull emoji lol
Oh shit, lol
It's actually not that hard, xD
Oh you cheeky little....
Lol
ftfy
The same lol
I'm in this meme and I don't like it, lol.
sentence softeners lol
This feels like a personal attack lol.
Damn that hurts lol
Lol genXer here. I start with lol
My personal sign off is :)
It turns out it sounds really old to call them emoticons.
I preferred emoticons. There are too many emoji. Too many of them are meaningless. No matter what platform you're on, you have to SLAM typing to a halt to go into a separate menu to pick one out.
Why not both lol :)
Funny :-)
Same :)
I also get unreasonably annoyed when an application replaces my ASCII emoticons with emojis.
mine was Ü
leftover from nokia days
Fuck you stop calling me out, I’m 100% serious. Stop. lol
Ok boomer lol
I only do when I joke. Lol.
but what if u r the joke lol
Can confirm lol
lol.
And you added punctuation! Classic millennial lol.
It's rude not to lol.
You're not supposed to use a period. "lol" replaces the period.
me too, thanks lol
What's the origin of this meme? It looks like when Peter Parker was bit by the spider in Spider-Man 1967.
That sounds right. I can't seem to find confirmation though
I just scanned through my collection and found it! S02E01 The Origin of Spiderman around 5m23s.
xD
xD
Imagine using lol in 2024. That's so sad. Xdlemao
I figure I'd quit when my parents start using it, just like how I quit Facebook lol
It lets them know the mood is light-hearted, lol.
no lol
Lol lol
rotflmao lol
There are levels to it
Lmao
Lmfao
Rofl
Roflcopter
ROTFLMFAO!!!!
I don't think I've ever done that. I've always used normal punctuation, except for in my teens, where we all used ellipsis (…) at the end of every sentence to indicate that more was coming. ICQ was the shit. Messaging apps even copied this by adding a bouncing ellipsis when you're typing. Maybe that's why we stopped using it.
lol
Damn.
I haven't used "lol" in a long time, but started to do this earlier today and had to stop myself.
I feel seen.
ha!
Lots of love
Grandma died, lol
I'm a millennial and I've always preferred to say haha since like the last year or two of msn. Think I last used lol when I had a T9 phone
Dammit I was hoping we wouldn't get memes based on us as we were there when the memes were conceived.
I wouldn't put it past a self-deprecating millennial to have made this meme.
Lol
late gen z and early millennials
I feel called out hard. Must. Resist. Saying. Lol.
Dammit
lol 2 tru lol
Think it's cause I'm a slow texter but I've never had the issue. Might also just be due to a lot online chats not really using it anymore.
I'm in strong pain. Pls help lol
Do you guys remember when lol was the response you would receive to a message? I wonder when we started switching to saying it on the end of our sentences?
I remember when people would text it to me and it would cost 10-25 cents to receive...
Does it count that I actually say lol in spoken conversation? I pronounce it laul and not lole. I know a loler though...
Everyone in this thread should finish with lol
This is nice.
That's totally me lmao
🙋♂️ Better than all of Gen Z's slang, though.
As a millennial, I think most of Gen Z slang is amazing, they got us beat imo