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Iced Raktajino@startrek.website to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 23 hours ago

Emojis are the laugh track of the written medium 😂

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Emojis are the laugh track of the written medium 😂

Iced Raktajino@startrek.website to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 23 hours ago
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Laugh track if you’re unfamiliar with the term.

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  • forestbeasts@pawb.social
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    Counterpoint: 「🐺」 is not a laugh!

    – Frost 🐺

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    I disagree. Emojis are mostly used in communication, so they are used to substitute expressions, inflection etc.

    Laugh tracks are not usually played over phone calls.

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      That’s a billion dollar AI startup idea, right there.

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    Laugh track = thou shalt laugh while I’m saying this because it’s funny

    Emoji = I’m laughing while I’m saying this because my intention is to be funny

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    They have reels and whatnot with laughtracks. It’s actually worse than you imagine.

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      Fucking brits

      • Skullgrid@lemmy.world
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        no, it’s a international thing

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    Whoa! I just told my partner literally yesterday that lol is the laugh track of texting.

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    That’s true, because I also cringe at laugh tracks

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      😂

  • Aniki@feddit.org
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    in many languages, vocals (a, e, i, u, o) carry emotion, consonants (k, r, t, l, m, n, …) carry meaning.

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