Why has the thumbs-up emoji seemingly gone from the digital equivalent of a friendly nod to an eye-roll? I think it’s partly because of how quick and effortless it is.

If youve worked at an office, if youve used Teams or Slack or WhatsApp, or if youre just someone whos ever sent a text message, youve likely replied to a text with the thumbs-up emojiat least if ...

The thumbs up emoji is so passive aggressive, I can’t really explain it — Drift (@DrifterShoots) October 12, 2022 Young people do not give a shit about a thumbs up emoji.

On Oct. 12, the Daily Mail tweeted "Why NOBODY should be using the 'thumbs up' emoji in 2022" with a link to their story on the matter, and similar strong opinions to the Reddit thread were released.

Then, our clapping hands. Now, it’s millennials’ thumbs ups that are under attack. ... (I’m 24 for reference) the thumbs-up emoji is used to be really passive-aggressive.

“For younger people, the thumbs-up emoji is used to be really passive-aggressive,” a 24-year-old Redditor wrote. “It’s super rude if someone just sends you a thumbs up,” they added.

One friend says he does find the thumbs-up cold and dismissive, but only when others use it and not him. Somehow, this makes perfect sense. Communicating via emoji is most fraught in a workplace.

The "thumbs-up" emoji is considered rude — and, according to Gen Z, it makes people who use it look old. Among the list of emojis that make texters look old to Gen Z: the red heart, the clapping ...

The 31 new emoji in iOS 16.4 include a shaking head, a donkey, and hands that either express approval or disapproval, depending on how you view them. Business Insider Subscribe Newsletters ...