I fully expect what the first reply to this might be.
My kid uses it very liberally.
I do it constantly, also the 🤙 and the shocker depending on the vibes.
i use it a lot… when im on the phone and someone pops in asking question only needing a positive response.
I feel like this is a you thing. I bet if you started doing it around people others would start doing it without realizing.
That might be true, or something local. I posted that this morning then got too busy to check in. I probably should have made it less about “positive/negative” and more about “it’s cool vs not cool” Here is my way too late OP explanation:
I go to a lot of sports events, hockey mostly. Since the 90s my friends and I play a little game. Count the people who give a #1 finger on the jumbotron vs point at their jersey vs thumbs up. Collectively, we have decided that ”kids today” don’t use thumbs up as much as in the past. I also noticed “Let’s go!” Is the cheer these days.
Sorry for oversimplifying my shower thought.
All good. I made a similar extrapolation the other day about pudding not seeming as popular because I wasn’t seeing people eating it or it advertised but after voicing my thoughts to a coworker I realized I’m probably just not anywhere near the target market. I’m not a sugar crazed child watching children’s TV networks and nor do I have kids myself.
The thumbs up emoji is hated now and viewed as passive aggressive compliance.
So, I definitely thumbs up more often IRL.
What hare brained social group do you participate in?
Like I am going to trust forbes to have the pulse of gen z.
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I use a thumbs up reaction as “I acknowledge I’ve read and understood this, but don’t think you require a push notification” so I guess your mileage may vary
That’s what I thought too, but I was told that’s no longer the case.
Maybe where you live, but not for me. Thumbs up emoji just means okay / will do / message received, in Colorado at least
Is it tho?
This is what my wife and kids have told me. 🤷🏻♂️
I see.
I’m more of a finger guns kinda guy.
A real straight shooter.
Everyone i know gives thumbs up
Same, even my young kids if I ask them a yes/no question while they’re eating to avoid talking with their mouth full.
👍 same
OP, where do you live? I get thumbs up all the time. Sometimes as a greeting, sometimes as an encouragement (e.g. during a run), sometimes even as a means of communication in traffic.
👍🏼
Yeah I do, I just use the wrong thumb most times.
Is there a wrong thumb?
🖕
Pretty sure that’s not a thumb. 🤣
It’s my emotional support thumb
I give thumbs up all the time. Usually two of them at the same time with a forced smile to let people know I wanna turn into oncoming traffic every day.
But people do. I use it all the time.
I used it three times this morning at the dentist because I couldn’t talk. Also use it regularly at work to convey agreement. See others use it fairly often too.
Wildly untrue. I see thumbs up every day.