🙍‍♂️🆚😵🔣🤔💭 (My Struggle With Emojis)

Preface: This post has no redeeming value other than some possible humor and letting off steam……

Increasingly, my social feeds 📱💬🌐 are posts filled with emojis. While I use the occasional 😂, 👍, 😄 emojis; I struggle with posts that are filled with these. Am I missing some sort of meaning or hidden implication 👀 🔥 💀 🙃?

Our language 💬 continues to evolve, we adopt new jargon or buzzwords 🚀 🧠. We express them in new terms 💡 📊 🌱. We adopt new approaches, explaining things in shorthand ✂️ 📝

But I struggle to understand them 🤯. I worry that I miss something 😓.

I suspect a lot of the use of emojis do not add to the meaning 💡, perhaps instead making us appear cool 😎.

Our language 🗣️ is changing, as well, we don’t say full words, this weekend I learned a new word, “Rizz.” It’s important because sometimes I struggle with being “Rizz” 🤩 🌟.

I realize how much past generations 🧓 may have struggled with jargon 🗣️ 🤔 🔠 of my generation like, “bitchin, chill, BS, FU, awesome, ghosting, FOMU/FOFU, throwing shade, salty, and supercalifragilisiticexpialidocious” (OK, that last one never made it into popular jargon, but should have.) And I have to get used to communicating through emojis rather than words, at least if I’m to stay current and be “rizz.”

In trying to learn, I went to my friend, ChatGPT 🧠🖥️, asking her about how emojis are becoming the language of modern communications. She responded:

“In today’s digital world 🌐, emojis 😊 play a pivotal role in adding color 🎨 and emotion to our messages 📝. They express joy 😄, sadness 😔, love ❤️, or surprise 😮, making text conversations more expressive 🌈 and less prone to misunderstandings 😕. When chatting with friends 👫, a thumbs-up 👍 shows agreement, while a heart ❤️ conveys affection. In professional emails 📧, it’s best to use emojis sparingly 👌 to maintain formality 🎩. Emojis also help bridge language barriers 🌍, conveying feelings and ideas universally 🌟. Remember, the key 🔑 is to use emojis appropriately 🤔 and not overdo it 🚫. Too many emojis in a single message can be overwhelming and confusing! 🤯🚫”

I lamented, “Why can’t we get back to just well written prose?” I guess I will struggle 😫, particularly in texts 📝, where I seem to be all thumbs 👍👎.

ChatGPT 🤖📚 responded: 🖼️💬💬💬💬🤷‍♂️🆚😃🤔🏷️💲🔢❓ (If a picture is worth 10000 words, imagine the value of emojis.)

Sigh…….. 😔🌬️