Asklemmy

Depends on context but mainly it just means 'Okay!' or 'Go ahead!'

Whether a thumbs-up emoji is a good response really depends on the situation.

If it's a quick 'yes' or 'okay' to a simple question, it's fine. But if someone's asking for your opinion or needs more details, it can seem like you're not putting in much effort.

Also, how well you know the person matters a lot. You might use it with a close friend. In contrast someone you don't know well, it can be considered rude.

I suppose it depends what I sent them to prompt the reply? "Dinner at 6?" followed by 👍 is fine. "My grandpop is dying, he may not make it through the week" -> 👍 would send me right off.

No. Thumbs up means that I agree with you. I know that the younger generation has started interpreting a thumbs up as something negative though, which just blows my mind.

It depens on the context. I use 👍 in my work to show that I get the messages my superiors sent me.

no definitely not. but that's probably because i don't associate with people who think im a piece of shit

No 👍

👍

Like ‘OK’ it depends on context, and irony can be hard to discern online.

👍🏻(deragatory) /s

Depends on where you put the thumb I guess.

Initially I did yeah, but eventually learned that different people use it differently. So good practice to never assume sarcasm through emojis unless you know the person well

I'm going to say it's not a "you" problem, but a "who you're surrounded by" problem. Is this something you're used to percieving accurately? Do you have friends or family who would actually mean it rudely? Because, as others have mentioned, I simply would not be able to function at work if I interpreted 👍 as rude/sarcastic.

I have to assume you're young or your work doesn't involve communicating with coworkers or clients over text. I'd also be curious if you look back at this post 5-10 years from now and think "wtf was I on about?" (I'd also be curious if civilization still exists 5-10 years from now, but I digress...)

Not really, maybe passive agressive at times, but I always see it as casual agreement.

👎

No, I see it as friendly, but I receive them from my friends. I think if you have a doubt in the relationship already you are more likely to interpret any short reply as rude than if you are confident in what your relationship means to them.

It depends on context and conversation. I get 👍 replies to my comments at work which 80% of the time means whatever I'm about to break in the code base nobody is currently working on.

Yes, I actually do interpret it that way even though I'm pretty sure I've never received it with that intent. Then I think "why am I like this?" and wonder if this is part of getting old. This is actually much less of a joke than it probably sounds like.

👍🏼

Nope. When I make plans with people, it usually ends with one of us giving a 👍. I thought it meant "we're all on the same page".

So some guy sends you a particular emoji and gets to live rent-free in your head for an hour?

Generally, I do not. But I’m sure there is a scenario where it is used as a rude way to terminate a conversation.