Gen z seems to have figured that out, too. They use emojis like punctuations, in much the same way we use lol. I was annoyed by it at first but I got used to.
I'm pretty sure Millennials never caught onto that because we either used emoticons, or were traumatized into thinking that emojis were somehow "girly". So the lol or lmao ended up being the way to show emotion/sentiment.
It was because there were all kinds of tacky and terrible looking emoticon packs back then, pretty much everyone agreed you looked like a dork. Nowadays they are used to produce shitposts.
Everyone who used them back in the day had malware too.
Google dawt cawmโฆ
Fun smily face pack 4 chat on yahoo and aim
Download
Ooh, desktop strippers? Sweet! Iโll go ahead and get that too.
Oh no way, a purple ape assistant! Sweet, lemme git that. Iโll be ur buddy bonzi.
Remember porn dialers? Theyโd call 1-900 numbers in the background when your computer was idle and make parents really angry.
I use emojis when talking to specific people, lol with others and some I don't use any text slang at all.
Strangely because I grew up with lots of phpBB forums, the few of them that I still engage with for things like classic cars and farm talk I always use the emojis because that's what we always did :mrgreen:
I use "haha" when I actually laugh out loud, since "lol" just means "I'm not being serious" or "I'm mildly amused right now" these days, even though it is literally an abbreviation for laughing out loud.
I've literally been called out on using lol on Lemmy. Probably ~3 months back or so?
I forget how I responded, but it definitely would've had lol in it a few times just for emphasis.
Guys, we're on knockoff reddit, not a debate forum. Having a few lols when pointing out hypocrisy or incorrect shit with citations is just the creme of the lol crop.
I preferred emoticons. There are too many emoji. Too many of them are meaningless. No matter what platform you're on, you have to SLAM typing to a halt to go into a separate menu to pick one out.
I don't think I've ever done that. I've always used normal punctuation, except for in my teens, where we all used ellipsis (โฆ) at the end of every sentence to indicate that more was coming. ICQ was the shit. Messaging apps even copied this by adding a bouncing ellipsis when you're typing. Maybe that's why we stopped using it.
Do you guys remember when lol was the response you would receive to a message? I wonder when we started switching to saying it on the end of our sentences?
126 Comments
brap@lemmy.world · 97 pts · 2y
Oh shit I'm in this picture lol
phorq@lemmy.ml · 22 pts · 2y
I see what you did there lol
Hjalamanger@feddit.nu · 14 pts · 2y
lol
ninpnin@sopuli.xyz · 21 pts · 2y
I didnt even see the lol at the end, its like punctuation to me by now lol
Duranie@literature.cafe · 12 pts · 2y
Gen X here, and it's a struggle to not do it lol.
Speculater@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y
LMAO, we're also the only ones that use :-D, instead of the funny cartoon ones.
fancy@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y
Me too lol
SaintWacko@midwest.social · 65 pts · 2y
I have to check my previous couple messages to make sure I didn't add "lol" at the end of them so I don't make it weird by saying lol too much
Lol
db2@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 2y
lol
poppy@lemm.ee · 7 pts · 2y
Iโve caught myself doing it multiple times in one message before. ๐
SorryQuick@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 2y
lol same, pretty much like this lol
So_zetta_slowpoke@lemmy.world · 63 pts · 2y
I'll stop doing this when we make a new punctuation that conveys my need for people to like me lol
deweydecibel@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 2y
We did, they're called emojis.
Gen z seems to have figured that out, too. They use emojis like punctuations, in much the same way we use lol. I was annoyed by it at first but I got used to.
EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 16 pts · 2y
I'm pretty sure Millennials never caught onto that because we either used emoticons, or were traumatized into thinking that emojis were somehow "girly". So the lol or lmao ended up being the way to show emotion/sentiment.
yamanii@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y
It was because there were all kinds of tacky and terrible looking emoticon packs back then, pretty much everyone agreed you looked like a dork. Nowadays they are used to produce shitposts.
theangryseal@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Everyone who used them back in the day had malware too.
Google dawt cawmโฆ Fun smily face pack 4 chat on yahoo and aim Download Ooh, desktop strippers? Sweet! Iโll go ahead and get that too. Oh no way, a purple ape assistant! Sweet, lemme git that. Iโll be ur buddy bonzi.
Remember porn dialers? Theyโd call 1-900 numbers in the background when your computer was idle and make parents really angry.
At least I think thatโs what they did.
evranch@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 2y
I use emojis when talking to specific people, lol with others and some I don't use any text slang at all.
Strangely because I grew up with lots of phpBB forums, the few of them that I still engage with for things like classic cars and farm talk I always use the emojis because that's what we always did :mrgreen:
So_zetta_slowpoke@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
I mean, I use them all the time ๐คทโโ๏ธ
JoYo@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 2y
which emoji is lol?
poppy@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y
๐or ๐ depending on context
JoYo@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 2y
those donโt look very loud
SnipingNinja@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 2y
๐
Edit: also here's ROFL for good measure ๐คฃ
Black_Gulaman@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 2y
aulin@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
What? Are we out of sync? As a millennial I use a lot of emoji, and gen z'ers almost don't use any, and tell me it's cringe to use them.
RandomStickman@kbin.run · 44 pts · 2y
Gotta add it to lighten up the dark thoughts and the implications of the message lol
Furball@sh.itjust.works · 40 pts · 2y
Gen Z trying not to type ๐
rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee · 15 pts · 2y
or ๐ฟ
the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works · 33 pts · 2y
pythonoob@programming.dev · 12 pts · 2y
You could say haha like a gen xer lol
Anticorp@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y
I use "haha" when I actually laugh out loud, since "lol" just means "I'm not being serious" or "I'm mildly amused right now" these days, even though it is literally an abbreviation for laughing out loud.
pythonoob@programming.dev · 1 pts · 2y
Sounds illegal. I'd be careful if I were you.
ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml · 31 pts · 2y
I used to end every sentence with lol
I mean, I still do more often than I'd like to admit lol
letsgo@lemm.ee · 12 pts · 2y
I never end a sentence with
pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de · 4 pts · 2y
Can't end a sentence with lol if you never end a
asexualchangeling@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 2y
The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
Just modify your key bindings to enter lol every time you type any punctuation lol
pancakes@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 2y
That's so dumb lol lol lol
ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 2y
I don't even need to I'm used to it after doing so for so many years lol
Patches@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 2y
It's... like... the boomer ...
eagleeyedtiger@lemmy.nz · 27 pts · 2y
I switched to 'haha' instead when I caught myself saying lol in real life, haha
DillyDaily@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Lol no way haha, me too XD
Deleted@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 2y
Now add a 3 in it
ARk@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y
haha so true lmao xD
๐ฑ๐ฟ
SnipingNinja@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 2y
I stopped adding lol as frequently when I caught myself saying it in real life
Phen@lemmy.eco.br · 26 pts · 2y
I try to write the extended "Lots of Love" now instead of shortening it to "lol" every time.
Pantrygheist@programming.dev · 25 pts · 2y
"Uncle Bob passed away, lol!"
cannibalkitteh@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 25 pts · 2y
lol, that's silly. I do it at the start so that I can punctuate with an ascii emoticon, even in forms of communication where it's not supported. ;)
Duranie@literature.cafe · 10 pts · 2y
Lol then I forget I added it at the beginning and end up making an awkward sandwich lol ๐ฅด.
Synnr@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 2y
Guess my age. :)
Guess my age (:
guess how old I am ๐ no ๐งข
ASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
this is the way.
ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 2y
That's fucking hilarious lol
Senseless@feddit.de · 22 pts · 2y
I'm more of a "^^", "xD" or ๐ kind of guy
the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works · 14 pts · 2y
Senseless@feddit.de · 4 pts · 2y
^^
Wes_Dev@lemmy.ml · 9 pts · 2y
ยฏ\_ (ใ)_/ยฏ
Demdaru@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
Only ASCII >:( jk xD
CaptainBlagbird@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
t(-_- t)
blanketswithsmallpox@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 2y
I've literally been called out on using lol on Lemmy. Probably ~3 months back or so?
I forget how I responded, but it definitely would've had lol in it a few times just for emphasis.
Guys, we're on knockoff reddit, not a debate forum. Having a few lols when pointing out hypocrisy or incorrect shit with citations is just the creme of the lol crop.
Anticorp@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y
LOL
sirico@feddit.uk · 19 pts · 2y
Hi guys my wife left me and I have to put my dog down LOL
refurbishedrefurbisher@lemmy.sdf.org · 8 pts · 2y
Are you a country musician?
criticon@lemmy.ca · 18 pts · 2y
I recently noticed that I switched from adding lol to inserting an emoji at the end ๐
MsPenguinette@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 2y
๐ lol
(I'm trying to change with the times lol)
bnfdhfdhfd2@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y
I hate the skull emoji lol
thefartographer@lemm.ee · 12 pts · 2y
Oh shit, lol
Microplasticbrain@lemm.ee · 11 pts · 2y
milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee · 11 pts · 2y
ftfy
CaptainBlagbird@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 2y
It's actually not that hard, xD
ArcaneGadget@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
Oh you cheeky little....
name_NULL111653@pawb.social · 2 pts · 2y
Lol
callmepk@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 2y
The same lol
Aasikki@sopuli.xyz · 10 pts · 2y
This feels like a personal attack lol.
msgraves@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 10 pts · 2y
sentence softeners lol
Rentlar@lemmy.ca · 10 pts · 2y
I'm in this meme and I don't like it, lol.
Pinklink@lemm.ee · 9 pts · 2y
Fuck you stop calling me out, Iโm 100% serious. Stop. lol
chumbalumber@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 9 pts · 2y
My personal sign off is :)
EvacuateSoul@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
It turns out it sounds really old to call them emoticons.
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 2y
I preferred emoticons. There are too many emoji. Too many of them are meaningless. No matter what platform you're on, you have to SLAM typing to a halt to go into a separate menu to pick one out.
Retrograde@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Why not both lol :)
jol@discuss.tchncs.de · 3 pts · 2y
Funny :-)
domi@lemmy.secnd.me · 2 pts · 2y
Same :)
I also get unreasonably annoyed when an application replaces my ASCII emoticons with emojis.
Black_Gulaman@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 2y
mine was ร
leftover from nokia days
veni_vedi_veni@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y
Damn that hurts lol
DAMunzy@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 9 pts · 2y
Lol genXer here. I start with lol
33550336@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y
Ok boomer lol
TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y
I only do when I joke. Lol.
Cosmos7349@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
but what if u r the joke lol
zyratoxx@lemm.ee · 8 pts · 2y
Can confirm lol
MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 2y
lol.
nifty@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y
And you added punctuation! Classic millennial lol.
DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe · 3 pts · 2y
It's rude not to lol.
Anticorp@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 2y
You're not supposed to use a period. "lol" replaces the period.
robocall@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
me too, thanks lol
Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
What's the origin of this meme? It looks like when Peter Parker was bit by the spider in Spider-Man 1967.
usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 2y
That sounds right. I can't seem to find confirmation though
Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y
I just scanned through my collection and found it! S02E01 The Origin of Spiderman around 5m23s.
ARk@lemm.ee · 7 pts · 2y
xD
barttier@feddit.de · 3 pts · 2y
xD
MeDuViNoX@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 2y
It lets them know the mood is light-hearted, lol.
Enzy@lemm.ee · 6 pts · 2y
Imagine using lol in 2024. That's so sad. Xdlemao
ellaella_ayayay@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
I figure I'd quit when my parents start using it, just like how I quit Facebook lol
niktemadur@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
rotflmao lol
GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 2y
Lol lol
sepi@piefed.social · 6 pts · 2y
no lol
ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 2y
There are levels to it
Lmao
Lmfao
Rofl
Roflcopter
Synnr@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 2y
ROTFLMFAO!!!!
aulin@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
I don't think I've ever done that. I've always used normal punctuation, except for in my teens, where we all used ellipsis (โฆ) at the end of every sentence to indicate that more was coming. ICQ was the shit. Messaging apps even copied this by adding a bouncing ellipsis when you're typing. Maybe that's why we stopped using it.
nolight@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 2y
lol
troglodytis@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
ha!
Wes_Dev@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 2y
I haven't used "lol" in a long time, but started to do this earlier today and had to stop myself.
I feel seen.
kratoz29@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 2y
Damn.
MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 2y
I'm a millennial and I've always preferred to say haha since like the last year or two of msn. Think I last used lol when I had a T9 phone
current@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 2y
late gen z and early millennials
NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Lots of love
tuxtey@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
Grandma died, lol
ThePantser@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
Dammit I was hoping we wouldn't get memes based on us as we were there when the memes were conceived.
The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
I wouldn't put it past a self-deprecating millennial to have made this meme.
catsdoingcatstuff@lemmy.nz · 1 pts · 2y
Lol
Shyfer@ttrpg.network · 3 pts · 2y
I feel called out hard. Must. Resist. Saying. Lol.
Dammit
Asclepiaz@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
lol 2 tru lol
VinnyDaCat@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Think it's cause I'm a slow texter but I've never had the issue. Might also just be due to a lot online chats not really using it anymore.
KYTO@feddit.de · 2 pts · 2y
I'm in strong pain. Pls help lol
Grass@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 2y
Does it count that I actually say lol in spoken conversation? I pronounce it laul and not lole. I know a loler though...
vardogor@mander.xyz · 1 pts · 2y
phoneymouse@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
frontporchtreat@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 2y
Do you guys remember when lol was the response you would receive to a message? I wonder when we started switching to saying it on the end of our sentences?
The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
I remember when people would text it to me and it would cost 10-25 cents to receive...
TheBat@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
NaoPb@eviltoast.org · 1 pts · 2y
This is nice.
YaketySax@discuss.online · 1 pts · 2y
Everyone in this thread should finish with lol
ArmokGoB@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 2y
SuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 2y
That's totally me lmao
EmperorHenry@discuss.tchncs.de · 0 pts · 2y
ChallengeApathy@infosec.pub · -1 pts · 2y
๐โโ๏ธ Better than all of Gen Z's slang, though.
Miphera@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y
As a millennial, I think most of Gen Z slang is amazing, they got us beat imo
answersplease77@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y