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[I collect VHS tapes]

someone told me today that me using lol at the end of text messages is a millennial thing

I didn't realize that. do you use lol in texts often? and if so, are you a millennial?

 

[SupaComputa]

No I'm not a kid anymore.

 

[I collect VHS tapes]

No I'm not a kid anymore.

I will always be a kid at heart

 

[Kacho]

Yeah I do it on texts, talking to colleagues on Teams and on the internet

 

[I collect VHS tapes]

Yeah I do it on texts, talking to colleagues on Teams and on the internet

yup, pretty much the same here

 

[BennyBlanco]

I heard some lady say the letters "l o l" out loud in conversation with someone else on the train like 5 years ago and decided right then and there to never use it again in any way

 

[Atomicfear]

What's the new way? laugh emoji?

 

[I collect VHS tapes]

What's the new way? laugh emoji?

Some girl, much younger than me, said she uses

I told her I'm quite sure I follow, and then the conversation sort of ended

 

[MrTroubleMaker]

What's the new way? laugh emoji?

Don't know. But...

EVERYTHING IS IN CAPS AND ABBREVIATED TO THEIR FIRST LETTER LIKE >....... FRMD is "for real my dude"..

 

[PSYGN]

rofl

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

yes, it is, same with xD, ;P, :/, T_T etc emoticons instead of emoji.

 

[Slayer-33]

Ayyy lmao, all the time.. lol..

I'm serious. (1983 Baby here)

 

[Unknown Soldier]

I don't know what you people are talking about lol

 

[Codes 208]

Why wouldnt it be? Its not a zoomer thing and boomers barely know how to use a smart phone

 

[Rentahamster]

roflmao OP

 

[bitbydeath]

Lol also means - lots of love.

Some psycho came up with making those acronyms the same.

 

[Syphon Filter]

rofl

roflcopter

 

[newtypepilot]

lulz

 

[I collect VHS tapes]

Why wouldnt it be? Its not a zoomer thing and boomers barely know how to use a smart phone

hate to be the one to break this to you, but there are many other generations that are even younger than millenials

they don't use it, or at least that is what I was told. which is literally what this thread is about.

 

[jshackles]

that's whack lmao

 

[Miyazaki’s Slave]

LUL B0M3r
my txt r on fleek and B dripn'

 

[Donald mac Ronald]

Lol, lmao even.

So what do these gen z and x clowns use?

And yes I use lol at the end of messages texts.

 

[Grildon Tundy]

Unironically, yes, I do, and, yes, I'm a millennial.

How else do you convey your nonchalance? lol

 

[I collect VHS tapes]

Lol, lmao even.

So what do these gen z and x clowns use?

And yes I use lol at the end of messages texts.

See below

Some girl, much younger than me, said she uses

I told her I'm quite sure I follow, and then the conversation sort of ended

 

[ResurrectedContrarian]

true story, the first time I saw "LOL" used by David Bowie posting a cringe update on the old davidbowie.com circa late 90s... and I didn't have any idea what it meant

 

[AJUMP23]

I use a rotary phone and call people. Gen x

 

[Billbofet]

My last company, the younglings found the use of emojis in Slack messages as too aggressive and offensive if the wrong skin tone was selected.

Lol

 

[ResurrectedContrarian]

My last company, the younglings found the use of emojis in Slack messages as too aggressive and offensive if the wrong skin tone was selected.

Lol

emoji skin tone is so stupid... the orangish-yellowish cartoon color of default ones is not meant to be any particular race, and was always considered universal before

Nothing makes me skip a slack message faster than seeing someone pick race-specific emojis

 

[Punished Miku]

I exclusively use jajajaja

 

[BadBurger]

Sounds about right, sure

 

[SILKYSMOOTH30FPS]

I don't type it often, but i do it sometimes. But what i have never typed even once in my life is XD. Never. Not even once. Always found it to be bitch made.

 

[Kamina]

lul

 

[Valonquar]

kek

 

[Unknown?]

roflcopter

 

[Rockondevil]

I still do because lol is quicker than getting an emoji.

 

[Pagusas]

Why wouldnt it be? Its not a zoomer thing and boomers barely know how to use a smart phone

I'm technically a millennial and turning 40 this year. We're old news, we have 2-3 new generations in the world now (and they are each worse than the previous)

 

[GateofD]

i do it on online games.
like when we lose the round, i go 'you all suck, lol'

 

[lughnasadh123]

Guess you don't need laugh emojis when your gen are a bunch of miserable cunts anyways.

 

[12Goblins]

I think it's nice lol

Gen z rather just stare at you completely brain dead

 

[Ironbunny]

I use it but many times while using it my actual face is this

but I do laugh inside my head. lol.

 

[SJRB]

I always use LOL to alleviate the message.

 

[No BBC=Anger]

My last company, the younglings found the use of emojis in Slack messages as too aggressive and offensive if the wrong skin tone was selected.

Lol

Surely just about everyone must find the use of any emojis about as aggressive and threatening as a trip to the spa.

Think about some pleb on twitter reacting to news about some terrorist attack/political or financial scandal and they're like ''my blood is boiling right now''.

Shut up and finish your coffee break at the canteen Sheila.

 

[Beretta]

I use it, I'm a Xennial, we rule and are real, I will not entertain those who don't believe in the Star Wars generation.

 

[Hudo]

Lol. Lmao, even.

 

[Soodanim]

I'm not surprised. If you can convey the same thing through a single visual icon it makes sense for it to become the default. I don't use lol as much as I used to.

There is also a slight perception difference, I think. If you get "lol" as a sole response it's easy to see that as dismissive/disinterested.

You also have so many emojis to choose from that it's easier to be more nuanced with your choice.

There are just so many great and useful emojis now beyond the modernised smileys, too

Spoiler

 

[Digital-Aftertaste]

Pfff is one that I learned was replaced by lol

 

[E-Cat]

yes, it is, same with xD, ;P, :/, T_T etc emoticons instead of emoji.

I'm particular to XP myself

 

[TDiddyLive]

emoji skin tone is so stupid... the orangish-yellowish cartoon color of default ones is not meant to be any particular race, and was always considered universal before

Nothing makes me skip a slack message faster than seeing someone pick race-specific emojis

Preach on, my brother!

 

[Lambogenie]

I know a guy that just "hahas". Seems more sincere for some reason. Or a weirdo.

Different skin tone emoji is daft for the reasons mentioned above.

And people crying over aggressive emoji. Geez. Bet that company is on the ERG fuel I.e. media, usually.

 

[kruis]

someone told me today that me using lol at the end of text messages is a millennial thing

I didn't realize that. do you use lol in texts often? and if so, are you a millennial?

I still like to use these: :-/ :-( etc in emails.

Absolutely hate it when they're automatically converted to emoticon smileys,

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F**K, the forum software also converts these automatically to emoticons ...