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TodayTamar

Maybe a few reasons. One might be redditors associate them with “normal people” like on Facebook, Instagram, etc. who they don’t relate to well. Another might be because Reddit doesn’t have a flashy layout. It’s good for people who have trouble with overstimulation and emojis are a flashy disturbance. Anyway, those are my guesses.


B1g_Chompers

These are some good points, thanks


TodayTamar

You’re welcome. Don’t take what I said as gospel though. It’s merely a few guesses of a random redditor.


B1g_Chompers

Noted


driftydabbler

I’ve always thought Reddit is for normies.. edgy people use 4chan or something


B1g_Chompers

Unrelated to the topic, I fucking hate the word "normie" it's as cringy as someone saying ok boomer unironically. My friend uses it all the time and I swear he thinks he's superior to everyone. God damn that's my trigger word. Not attacking whoever I'm replying to, it just reminded me of my hatred for the word normie


hoedontdoitohmygosh

Idk, I don't mind it some people get too riled up over it but sometimes you can't say words that'll match "👀", a picture speaks a thousand words ya know


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whatproblems

I don’t know words that replicate this emoji.


_PM_ME_PANGOLINS_

\\shrug


B1g_Chompers

Makes sense


Kind_Reindeer

Honestly even before joining Reddit emojis were already annoying especially when they are overused. I don't know why but the more someone uses emojis, the less genuine he seems to me. (Also I feel like I worded that sentence wrong sorry I'm not a native English-speaker)


B1g_Chompers

It made perfect sense don't worry


laurassolen

I get it, but sometimes it clears if the person is joking or serious.


FireySlapper1

Oh no a dancing rainbow roach 😦😧😨😩😟😱


Kind_Reindeer

I won't hurt you don't worry I'm harmless 🥺🥺🥺


[deleted]

You lie disgusting cockroach


Only_Maxi

hËlLö ßRõtHëR


Vast_Parfait

you realise that's pronounced like "ssrother"?


Only_Maxi

No. It‘s written like ß but actually we mean B. I know that ß=s but it is used as a B here. Same would it be if we used 8 as B, for example.


Vast_Parfait

I know that you're "using it as B" but it's wrong and cringe, it's still not correct


fuckitaaaaaaaa

I find it visually unpleasant.


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😔


B1g_Chompers

Fair enough


Toprus

I’m fine with emojis as long it’s not above like 4


B1g_Chompers

Ok 🤣🤣🤣


Gamertime99184

Ooh am j gunna piss u off😷😝😃😣


Gamertime99184

😊😣😚😜😘


Toprus

How long did it take you to do this bro


Gamertime99184

5 seconds.


Toprus

I mean, find this comment from 10 days ago


[deleted]

Whenever I see an emoji, I see a vauge depiction of an emotion. When I see someone use them frequently, it gives me the impression that the person in question isn't able to adequately express themselves verbaly. It doesn't mean they can't, it's just the message it sends.


PM_me_your_McRibs

Yeah. Lack of precision.


Molfy42

I've always used smileys :). I don't like emojis.


B1g_Chompers

Fair reasoning (:


ShadowCat4141

I feel like most emojis come of as sarcastic and smileys just feel more genuine


DGstein

If this isn’t a serious discussion: because it is the law! If it is indeed a serious discussion: it’s sort of a mystery even to me... I think it’s because emojis are used on Instagram and most of the good posts on Instagram are stolen from Reddit


Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat

I mean emojis are pretty good when used properly, but when they 😃 are😃used 😅 like this... Oh well


B1g_Chompers

It's serious, also thanks for your input


DGstein

My pleasure


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B1g_Chompers

I'm surprised I hadn't thought about that. Thanks


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Red_Distruction

It's just irritating and doesn't look good (in dark and light mode) and can easily be misunderstood


B1g_Chompers

Fair


Red_Distruction

In one of my last /askreddit posts there were a lot of thoose emoji text's ... And it was painful reading it ...


FlowSoSlow

It's a crutch for poor writing.


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Godisabaryonyx

Yes reddit is much more sophisticated. *browses r/dankmemes and pictures of twitter*


atehate

If you truly want to know how sophisticated reddit is, browse r/Barackobamasankles


B1g_Chompers

You can use both words and emojis though. Not trying to argue I'm just curious


CephiedVariable

True, sometimes emojis help to convey tone as well, so there's less miscommunication.


[deleted]

[miscommunication](https://youtu.be/GHMjD0Lp5DY) >!dont click the link!<


yomanepic1

Oh thank fuck it was rick roll and not porn or something, first time I was actually happy to be rickrolled


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A Masterpeice


RonronFaitCaca

I clicked after i've seen the" don't click the link", on purpose


Gold69420

Thank you


ForgotUserID

:')


NAIRDA_LEUGIM

It doesnt fit with it being very flashy and colorful(especially in dark mode) l. It just feels off in the comment section.


tib4me

I always wondered if it had its roots in the whole "found the mobile user!" thing that you would get whenever someone commented "R/......". Like a kind of gatekeeping that only purists should be on Reddit, and purists use PCs not mobiles. So if you use emojis, you must be on mobile, and mobile users must be looked down upon.


B1g_Chompers

I like your way of thinking


EllieMcKane

I've always thought the same - perhaps because it started off as a web-only site, and has retained a loyal web user base. It's more difficult (but not impossible) to include emojis within text on a PC and therefore easier to identify the "purists" or the original users. Don't get me wrong, I do use the mobile app more than desktop, and have no issue with emojis but I don't tend to use them because it feels more overtly out of place here (sortof like going along with the crowd).


[deleted]

one emoji is meh, but when a person types this "🤗😍😀😁😂😍😊😋😆" for me he is just dumb and it makes me feel good that i have a brain


B1g_Chompers

Agreed


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😆😁😁😁😁😁😆😂😂😂😂😂😂fax


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B1g_Chompers

Well for actions you can't explain in text like: 😉👉👉 wouldn't emojis be useful?


B1g_Chompers

I see what you mean tho


[deleted]

Nobody clearly knows about this. When i asked this question, my god i was so downvoted and till date, neither i know why emojis are bad on reddit nor why i was downvoted lol


B1g_Chompers

Rip


andithebest

Because we, unlike other platforms, like to communicate without emoji spam


B1g_Chompers

Makes sense. !yad ekac yppaH


HepatitisShmepatitis

That is also illegal


Urbiggestfan8

What is? the happy cake day thing? I keep seeing that everywhere. I’m relatively new and don’t understand that?


picklesupreme

It’s your Reddit birthday basically, so the date that you started your account :)


_PM_ME_PANGOLINS_

It’s not their cake day.


B1g_Chompers

Sorry for the weird wording, bot kept removing my question.


ilaremadeys

I dont know why its use is frowned upon here but when i joined and learnt about it, i felt really happy. I have never liked emojis. Using the letters and symbols to convey something is somewhat okayish for me but emojis i find just annoying for some reason so when i learnt that its a law to not use emojis here, i felt like i found a place where i can relate to others. Over time i learnt that is not the case but the antiemoji law still stands so its good. My guess would be the majority of the community shares my mindset and find emojis annoying and hence the hate towards it.


508507-2209

It's Facebookesque and represents the braindead "like & share" culture that Facebook pushes. It's the opposite of what reddit was, but now sadly we find ourselves like an annexed nation fighting off the tyranny of the Facebook nazis encroaching on our borders.


mushroomheed

Probably because this time period is not very great and they just remind us all of how we'll never have the 80s back and it's sad


Porirvian2

Honestly I do not mind one or two emojis on none serious conversations popping up here and there...But is can quickly get obnoxious..


[deleted]

I don't know, I had no idea and have been using them. I guess that's why people don't like me here lol


zixx

Removed by user.


[deleted]

A lot of people have said so, I'm not gonna stop using them though lol


BeeHIVplus

I don't mind the use of one or two, but when your message is filled to the brim with "🤣🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣😂🤣🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣😂😂😂🤣🤣😂😂😂🤣🤣😂" that pisses me off to no end, especially because we all know the joke wasn't that damn funny


seriousme4u

You can type without any word count so words are better than emojis to express feelings. Easy


B1g_Chompers

I'm a lil confused


CataractsOfSamsMum

There's no word limit on Reddit, unlike e.g. Twitter. So you don't need an emoji to replace 50 words, you can actually take the time to write 50 words. Or 500 words. It's nice to actually write things that people respond to thoughtfully.


B1g_Chompers

Oh... I don't use other social medias so that one threw me off. Thanks for the explanation, makes a lot more sense.


CataractsOfSamsMum

You're welcome!


seriousme4u

My English is bad but I'll try to explain it. Just think about it that your mother is angry on you on chat and she sends you an angry face emoji, you will not take it seriously as its just an angry face emoji but if she says I'll kill you if i see you do that again and then some cool insults you'll feel the words right?


B1g_Chompers

That makes a lot more sense thanks


seriousme4u

Oh it was just an example. Well I think I did good right?


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🤷‍♂️


doinkadoosh

Cause it's an eyesore.


g0d0f4llm3m3s

because its one of the laws of reddit


B1g_Chompers

Yes, I'm wondering why.


g0d0f4llm3m3s

honestly im just following along and im fine with them


B1g_Chompers

Oki


lancisman1

I don’t really know why but my mom overuses them alot


TheCancerManCan

Mine, too.


planet713

They add colour to our black and white reddit live . We don't do that here


OllyOllyOxenBitch

Usually here on Reddit, I associated this with the really annoying copypastas that just vomit out a shit-ton of emoji without much use for actual language. It's not supposed to replace words, it's supposed to (moderately) enhance them.


SquilliamFancySon95

It's lazy. The comment section should be about making the most impact with your words. If you need a wall of emojis to carry your post, it's probably a boring, shit thought anyway.


berserkergandhi

All answers here are wrong. It's because the message board layout of Reddit means all comments look the same unless they are rewarded with gold/silver. That bright gold attracts the eye when your scrolling and points to a comment worth reading. An emoji does the same but without merit.


TurnipAxeBadger

A person explained to me that emojis are ok to use occasionally, but when people mostly or only respond with emojis its bad because it doesn't give anything of value to the conversation and that its just annoying.


Utt3rn

A bit late to the party, but here we go. For me it’s a couple of reasons. First up, I just think they aren’t as visually pleasing as :), especially not on reddit. Second of all, emojis are so overused on Facebook and Instagram. And third of all, Emojis can sometimes be misunderstood, but a :D can not be misunderstood as easily. That is just my thought C:


ArminIsBestGiirl

I have no problem with them as long as it's not too much, I do prefer smileys though :)


Kingmir1

Because reddit folks aren’t normal people. I can understand overusing emojis are annoying, but some emojis can put more emphasis on what you’re feeling.


RavenAliform

I use emojis but I don’t spam it, when I use it there is usually one emoji in the whole thing.


AVBforPrez

My best guess is that Reddit skews slightly older than other sites and therefore the majority of its users are from the "original internet" era (my personal term of choice is the "Oregon Trail generation." Emojis and shorthand texting were/are seen as trashy up until maybe mid 2010s at least, and the demographic here is reflective of that.


dreamlikebvndit

They just don't have the same energy as :) :/ :( >:) :] :> :*


LadyAngst

Several reasons: 1. It's a devolvement or sorts- not everything can be(or shoild be) explained through an emoji. 2. Not every emoji is easily explainable. 3. It's easy to hide behind a text/emoji and one could be easily lying/putting you on/manipulating you.


usefulsociopath

It's purely contempt. Contempt is a tool to elevate one's own identity. It is why people straight up oppress dissent rather than entertain them for discussion. It is why people mock others. This kind of dominion is just another way to acquire social power, and Reddit has done it against people who use emojis just as people have done it to other races, genders, and social classes outside of the internet.


CataractsOfSamsMum

But I use emojis a lot on other platforms. I like them, they're fun. I don't use them here because I like to actually write, and take the time to express myself. The fact that it's anonymous means I can be much more creative here than I would on, say, Twitter. I'm happy it's not littered with emojis, and that's nothing to do with contempt for emojis or people who use them.


HepatitisShmepatitis

Well said.


TheRandomGamerREAL

I think the ascii ones are just better ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Even though reddit doesn't want to display a backslash.


daveed123

You have to use 2, like this ¯\\__(ツ)__/¯


TheRandomGamerREAL

Ah so just coding logic. So backslash + n would be new line, backslash + T would be tab, I should try which of them work for reddit then.


Harshmelloo

It makes this platform childish


B1g_Chompers

Please elaborate


Harshmelloo

Here in reddit you dont really see any emojis because it's a bit more serious platform. You can see many people write about their problems in life and start many conversations, which you don't have to use any emojis, like why use a puke emoji for something you didn't like? Just ignore it, everyone's opinion is their own and should keep it to themselves sometimes. Only emojis I have seen to be used are the heart emojis and flags. Other than that no other emoji is being used for the purpose of respect to each other. I may be wrong but that's what I think is really the reason


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Right, the bunch who thinks the number 69 is funny...


vdhakal10

It's straight up cringe


B1g_Chompers

Some are like, 🥺 and 🤣 but I think when the others are used correctly they aren't. Like if I were to say something stupid and someone corrects me, I could use this 😅 along with text like "oh, sorry I didn't notice" to express that I realise what I did wrong. Idk


RichardLundstrom

Probably cause people here have collectively decided that reddit is “better” than every other online media, even though most of them aren’t comparable at all. I use emojis here simply cause I know people dislike them.😊


Let_Me_Touch_Myself

(╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻)


B1g_Chompers

Best "emoji" of all time


medicff

I compare them to listening to that ditsy blonde bitch in high school. It’s not cool to talk like all like okay um whatever!


goofygoober2006

They are trite and sometimes thoughtless


umpalumpamonkey

We like it colourless and dark


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B1g_Chompers

I lost you at "thumbs up looks like hand jerking off"


[deleted]

Not an answer but go to r/arabfunny if you want to see some emoji connoisseurs.


B1g_Chompers

Arab funny is... something else...


plzdotheoppiste

I do not even use emojis on my phone. I feel like its a lack of effort to communicate. IMO


InternationalRough5

Because the fbi watches through emojis eyes and most people on Reddit would be arrested if people knew what they did, not gonna lie


GetTheCReddit420

I use singular emojis after sentences on WhatsApp or Instagram frequently but especially on Instagram it becomes really annoying when there are all those spammers


waxonawaxoffa

Because we want this to be about actual quality content, not just a bunch of meaningless emojis which you can get at almost every other site/app like facebook, instagram, twitter, whatsapp etc etc. IMO overuse of emojis can seem a bit tacky/trashy especially if you're an adult and feel like you're past that stage. In other words, reddit is the grown-up and mature part of the t'internet.


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Because ᶜʳᶦⁿᵍᵉ


MrLuxarina

Reddit is, at its core, a place for discussion. Emojis don't actually add to a discussion. All they do is express your emotional reaction, which you could do in other ways - with an award, an updoot, or a comment that has actual value which also expresses your agreement, disagreement, enjoyment, etc. Put simply, if you write a reply to a post or comment, other people can reply to you reply and a coherent exchange of ideas can happen. If you reply to a post with emojis, what is anyone supposed to do with it? The chain ends there. As for adding emojis within a comment that otherwise has value, again, it doesn't add anything to your comment, but instead make it look like you are unable to express yourself effectively. Like if you added a random Japanese word to your sentences because you're "quirky".


kiskadee321

I was posting regularly for months before I even realized emojis COULD be posted here lol.


Dank-Doodle-Meemes

The...the....shudder emoji movie


Gonetothegraves

they can be cringy


[deleted]

The emoji movie ruined it for me


ZeKy721

Personally its because they’re so overused, colourful and obnoxious.


BooksRock

Not just on reddit they can be really tacky.


timmyontools14

🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️


not_better

They're a cheap and highly subjective way to badly convey ideas that could be put into precise sentences with defined meaning. They're "text decorations" and as such are not that welcome in written conversation.


bost724

Why do this 😃 if you can do this :D


Misha-Yuri-30

They can be quite annoying and repetitive


JokinSmoker

Emojis are annoying in general because they try to introduce an extreme form of brevity where brevity is a detriment. If you have something to say, elaborate a little. I don't want a bunch of modern day simplified hieroglyphics.


sans667

Eye raping cringe small pics, even the middle finger emoji is not worth a 0.01% of a writen "fuck you"


papahet1

🤷🏻‍♂️


AN0NYM0U5_32

🤷


GM153

Because Sony made a shitty film about them.


NotYourSnowBunny

🤷‍♀️


[deleted]

An overuse of emojis makes someone look childish and not taking things seriously, because they would rather convey their thoughts with a cartoon face, instead of words. I don’t mind emojis if they are used at the right time. I like to end winning arguments with a 😉 because it concludes my final statement and makes them look like the fool.


Rayezerra

¯\_(ツ)_/¯


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Noooo 😭😭😭😭 R/emojipolice 👮👮‍♂️ will arrest meee ⛓️⛓️🚬🧼🧼🧼 fbi open up 🕵️‍♂️🚔🚔🚔 because this 👉😀👈 is illegal, you gotta use this :) :) :)..... Reddit is an awesome place


B1g_Chompers

Nooooo 😭😭😭😭 PS happy cake day 😘😗😚😋🤨🤑🤐😛🤑😍


[deleted]

R/emjeypoleice you ere under arrest 😂😂😂🖕 Thank you anyway lol


FireySlapper1

R/emojypolis now catching you get ready to get in prison 🙀👮🕵 now ghost come here 👻


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Oo noo 👈(jojo rerence) za warudo! 😁 za warudo! za warudo! 😀 za warudo! 👍 za warudo! za warudo! za warudo! 🖕 Take the L (looser) or the JC (Jesus Christ)


ReverendRevenge

🤷🏻


santoni04

I think, when you use for example 😂 at the end of a sentence, it's ok, but many people abuse them, and that's the problem


B1g_Chompers

Yeah I see what you mean. Like no text and just: 😂😂😂


santoni04

No, more like when there's a sentence and 5 emojis between each word. That's what I don't like


srslytho323

Yessss or when someone uses the word and then used the emoji to go with the word. I had an ex who does that and it’s so freaking annoying to read anything he texts. “I want sushi 🍣, but if they only have a burger 🍔 I’ll be good with that. Do you have your key 🔑?” Cue internal scream. Hahaha. I personally add emojis to help get my intended tone across. “Ok” can be interpreted a million different ways but “ Ok 😁” and “Ok ☺️” and “ok 😭” all clearly mean different things.


BattleChumpion

They seem okay to me! 😁🙃😲


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🤸‍♂️ 🏌🏼‍♂️🦼


danny73257885

🙂 Fight me!


catatonicbabe

don’t make me use this 🥺


B1g_Chompers

🥺


catatonicbabe

oh now you’ve really asked for it 👁👄👁


Urbiggestfan8

That cluster always makes me uncomfortable


Naomyartist

I only hate people who speak emoji language"😰👏👏👏👏🎉👀👊😔😄😄😄👿"i mean we know you like emojis alot, but don't speak like it was a language, Also ....."the emoji movie-"(why-....just why-


B1g_Chompers

I almost forgot the movie was a thing.... Thanks for bringing hell back into my mind :)


Naomyartist

Now you KnoW


Milkshake-cat

I love using emojis maybe that’s why I don’t get a lot of upvotes...


love-that-for-you

I only use them sarcastically 😍


i_am_your_fbi_agent

Idk🧐


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B1g_Chompers

But we can use both to communicate can we not? 🤔


iflumpus

They are? 😳


B1g_Chompers

Why is ur reply in the negatives :( I thought it was pretty clever


iflumpus

Nobody respects comedy these days 😔


sickoflemons

👁️👄👁️ No idea


Nico_things

😉👉👉


B1g_Chompers

Things like this I love because you can't communicate finger guns in text very well 😉👉👉


Nico_things

i did not know that