I’m gen z rather than a millennial, but for me putting lol at the start of a sentence just means I have a 75% chance of putting multiples lol in the sentence.
I’ve recognized this enough times that now when it happens there’s a little alarm that goes off in my head to remove some lols
Depends where you live, it's somehow still alive and well in Poland! You'd usually use the lowercase xd for a more refined and low-key vibe tho, the full caps ones are reserved for special occasions.
I love how you can get the evolution from the original "XD", which low key resembles a facial expression to the "more refined" "xd", which resembles nothing at all but just relies on cultural awareness to be interpreted.
I'm a Xennial and I have hated the LOL shit right from the start. Actually aside from the basic abbreviations from IRC, I tend to avoid acronyms entirely and prefer properly typed messages. Anyone sending "lol" with every message won't see a lot of responses from me.
We're all borrowed matter dancing upon the firmament of an indefinable thing called reality, and our conscious existence is nothing more than an emergent property of this farce within a farce, lol
Yeah, I never became a lol'er, dunno whether or of spite or what, but haha was my go-to response for someone said something that I'm supposed to express some reaction of humor to. Heh sometimes. Ha has a different feel to it.
This is me on discord. I find myself starting and ending messages with it. I’ll go back and edit messages when I finally notice it to dial it back a little.
For me and the ppl I chatted/texted with was it mostly smiles like: xD xP XD xd x3 and the laughing was haha, hahahahaha, HAHAHA, sometimes lol and rofl but most of the times were lol used as a way to say "that was weird" or "that is stupid", could also be a question "is it supposed to be funny?" Or a statement about what you said or will say "I am silly" so ppl would know they can find it funny/it is ok to laugh.
I rarely used lol for actually laughing, it was more used as "that/this is silly". I think the younger millenniums said lol and rofl instead of smilies more often but I am unsure about that one.
I actually used to hate it back in the day because it was so overused but then when I hit the Skype era, I succumbed to my friends and started spamming it along with lmao because it was easy to type on a keyboard with zero effort.
Also that one evolution extinction meme of all the dead ones like rofl and roflmao.
I finally found out about the ellipses phenomenon amongst the older gen a while ago, and how it was a common format in writing that they tried to transfer to texting and millennials constantly misinterpret as it passive aggression, which causes all sorts of anxiety lol
Shit you not, once asked for a recommendation letter from a summer job employer on campus for an open mic music lounge I hadn't visited in a long time, and all he emailed me back was
"Sure..."
Needless to say, I thought "Oh fuck, he hates me. Nevermind. I should have come by more-" and never bothered to follow up on it lmfao
It's weird to be one of the only millennials I know who doesn't use lol at all. It always feels so weird when I try. I think it's because I never used MSN growing up.
Yeah, I used to use "LOL" more as a teenager on MSN, etc. At some point it became more exaggerated; people began using it to show genuine laughter or to mock others, and "lol" became a more relaxed acknowledgement of general humour.
Another interesting change is "lmao". That also used to be capitalised and used to indicate a level of laughter greater than "LOL", but at some point it became lowercase and very passive aggressive. I almost exclusively see it being used to taunt/mock others, often by Gen Z.
i'm sorry to have to tell you, but grandma is dead LOL
I just told little Davey and he’s devastated lol
All the love lol
Early internet days on ICQ, my family members would use lol as "lots of love" which just made some messages hilarious. "Bye, miss you lol!"
pure. internet. classic.
sending LoL!
Yo this is so real frfr 😭💀
Lmaooooo bussin
💀😭
lol it’s quite easy if you put it first.
I’m gen z rather than a millennial, but for me putting lol at the start of a sentence just means I have a 75% chance of putting multiples lol in the sentence.
I’ve recognized this enough times that now when it happens there’s a little alarm that goes off in my head to remove some lols
Well, at least we grew out of adding xD to the end of everything! XDDD
I liked xD :(
D: me too
:c
xDeez Nuts Hahahahahahahahahahahhaahhaahahahahahhahahahahahahahaahahhahahahahahahajajahauaauuaha I'm so funny
IoI
Depends where you live, it's somehow still alive and well in Poland! You'd usually use the lowercase xd for a more refined and low-key vibe tho, the full caps ones are reserved for special occasions.
I love how you can get the evolution from the original "XD", which low key resembles a facial expression to the "more refined" "xd", which resembles nothing at all but just relies on cultural awareness to be interpreted.
Thats why xD is clearly superior to xd
Germany too, but I prefere the more elegant looking xD
I cringe internally at the part of me that once used XD unironically hahaha
As an elder millennial, I don't use "lol," but you'll have to take : ) from my cold, dead hands.
: )
if im feeling fat and sassy i hit em with the silly little guy with a nose :^)
I live in a giant bucket.
Tuesdays coming, did you remember to bring your coat?
DoYOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHH!
I AM A BANANA
Everybody together now!: "MY ANUS IS BLEEDING!"
For the love of god and everything that is holy!
Hit em with the Japanese imports ^ _ ^
I get pretty silly with it ( ͡◉ ͜ ʖ ͡◉)
why that long face? :)
Too much joy to contain on a short face.
Possibly to avoid it auto"correcting" to the emoji, if they're on mobile.
Always better with a nose :-)
Nine of that silly nose stuff for me though >:-(
Agreed. Nine is too much silly nose stuff.
I’m so glad woot died out : )
Woot!
But wootz is forever
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wootz_steel
:^)
not a millennial but lol
it’s just another intonation marker, a hedging particle, or a pragmatic tone indicator.
it signals the sentence is for comradery, but not immediate action
lol
Lol, just add it to the beginning, jk lol.
https://youtu.be/m31Qh1uonJQ
Technically a xennial, but yeah it's a necessity lol
My speech is really blunt so I feel like every other thing I write would otherwise be misinterpreted as some personal attack lol
(Now reread it without the lols)
Sometimes I do exclamation points instead of lols!
I'm a Xennial and I have hated the LOL shit right from the start. Actually aside from the basic abbreviations from IRC, I tend to avoid acronyms entirely and prefer properly typed messages. Anyone sending "lol" with every message won't see a lot of responses from me.
Roflmao
Roflcopter
i'm in this picture and i dont like it lol
I'm gen z lol
LOL!!!
Lol
life is a joke lol
We're all borrowed matter dancing upon the firmament of an indefinable thing called reality, and our conscious existence is nothing more than an emergent property of this farce within a farce, lol
We have no reason to be here, whatever God made us only did it because He could and needed fun on watching our mudane lives lol
life is a joke 2 U rotfl
Unrelatable lmao
Narrator: "They did not actually ltao"
Sorry for your loss, lol
:.|:;?I'm gen z , lol
I'm not even sure I'm genz, im kinda at the edge but sure I'm a genz too lol and I cnt stop using lol, lol
edit: by edge, I mean on the younger side btw
Do the gen alpha peeps use it too?
It has to become cringe at some point since their parents probably use it lol
I don't think gen alpha uses it lol
lol, fuck that
You did it wrong lol
I want you to know I'm not taking your request seriously lol
I know I overuse lol. I hate it. Lol
I'll see you a "haha"
Yeah, I never became a lol'er, dunno whether or of spite or what, but haha was my go-to response for someone said something that I'm supposed to express some reaction of humor to. Heh sometimes. Ha has a different feel to it.
Ha!
Yea, heh
It's not that hard lol
I am personally attacked...fuck you lol
I start all posts with it
Paradoxon lol
This is a comment not a post lol
But look at their name. They don’t even have to type it…
Oh, I'm dumb as hell
Lol
Well... I dont need lol xD
Get bent lol
lol
That's not even a thing lol
lol
rofl
No, I'm not trying to do that. lol
haha
holy crap I'm so self-conscious about this now and just looked back at a bunch of messages on multiple platforms and the ratio is insane...
Dont worry about it lol
lol?
This is me on discord. I find myself starting and ending messages with it. I’ll go back and edit messages when I finally notice it to dial it back a little.
What is the Gen Z approved way to express emotion?
💀
thanks 💀 lol
😭
I prefer the roflcopter.
Safe flight lmao
lmao
OMG I literally just literallied lol
Me trying not to use lol in normal conversation.
For me and the ppl I chatted/texted with was it mostly smiles like: xD xP XD xd x3 and the laughing was haha, hahahahaha, HAHAHA, sometimes lol and rofl but most of the times were lol used as a way to say "that was weird" or "that is stupid", could also be a question "is it supposed to be funny?" Or a statement about what you said or will say "I am silly" so ppl would know they can find it funny/it is ok to laugh.
I rarely used lol for actually laughing, it was more used as "that/this is silly". I think the younger millenniums said lol and rofl instead of smilies more often but I am unsure about that one.
Lol. Roflmao even.
I actually used to hate it back in the day because it was so overused but then when I hit the Skype era, I succumbed to my friends and started spamming it along with lmao because it was easy to type on a keyboard with zero effort.
Also that one evolution extinction meme of all the dead ones like rofl and roflmao.
Rest in Spaghetti Never Forgetti lol
the problem is sending a signal from your hand.
No, no, that's a cool power.
respond ending your sentence with "haha hahaha haaa" they love that haha hahaha haaa
I love a lol but definitely love a hahaha to switch things up and keep it fresh
That's where I use lmao or lmfao
For me the thing which i do the most is adding "..." Multiple times between the sentences or at the last of the sentences. 😭
I finally found out about the ellipses phenomenon amongst the older gen a while ago, and how it was a common format in writing that they tried to transfer to texting and millennials constantly misinterpret as it passive aggression, which causes all sorts of anxiety lol
Shit you not, once asked for a recommendation letter from a summer job employer on campus for an open mic music lounge I hadn't visited in a long time, and all he emailed me back was
"Sure..."
Needless to say, I thought "Oh fuck, he hates me. Nevermind. I should have come by more-" and never bothered to follow up on it lmfao
Well i think I just use multiple ellipses to show that I’m thinking before I answer. Without ellipses, it sounds too fast and straightforward.
I thought it was only me…
...nah I overuse ellipses too, lol
It is legit hard not to do it lol.
nah, we good. lol
How are they going to know this isn't a threat lol?
Lots Of Love
Little Old Ladies
Languishing Over Lancaster
Lovely Onlyfans Laddies
Literally Outright Lies.
lol
Who uses that word anymore rofl
True, lol. xD
lol
Literally impossible lol
roflmao
That’s a lie ^^
Tbf it's fairly easy :D ^^
true ^^ xD
Millennials are in their 40’s ffs
That's why it's a middle aged guy in the meme. Also, it's goodo have older people talking like normal humans and not corporate chatbots.
LOL XD
looooool
lol
ROFL
Why does he look like Colin Hanks?
Do what I want lol
Maybe the generation who historically is most into texting is doing it right actually lol
It's really not that hard XD
xD
lol yeah this is very accurate lol
Lol lmao
👋👏
Relatable lol
Its because this stupid word was everywhere when our minds were being trained on IRC and MSN lol
I found one!
I'm older gen Z and definitely use lol, lol
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There's no difference between this and emojis. People use them out of nervousness.
ok boomer 🍆💦☠️
It's xd not lol xd
Might be possible if you consume a trace of xylol
HA ! We don't do that in honhon baguette land mdr
No u wrong lol
No, that's me trying to play a game and the carpal tunnel I've had since teenage hood deciding that I'm not going to play a game.
It's weird to be one of the only millennials I know who doesn't use lol at all. It always feels so weird when I try. I think it's because I never used MSN growing up.
I mean, in-person North American boomers had the effusive smile. Basically the same thing.
Mild kek
This is more of a boomer thing than a millennial thing though?
It's not, but if you're seeing Boomers using it too it's because their children are often Millennials.
The smileys :D :) B) and so on were invented by boomer nerds in the pre-www era.
lol was definitetly capitalized LOL in the (milennial?) beginning
Yeah, I used to use "LOL" more as a teenager on MSN, etc. At some point it became more exaggerated; people began using it to show genuine laughter or to mock others, and "lol" became a more relaxed acknowledgement of general humour.
Another interesting change is "lmao". That also used to be capitalised and used to indicate a level of laughter greater than "LOL", but at some point it became lowercase and very passive aggressive. I almost exclusively see it being used to taunt/mock others, often by Gen Z.