{"id":13411,"date":"2024-07-20T12:50:04","date_gmt":"2024-07-20T12:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=13411"},"modified":"2024-07-20T12:50:04","modified_gmt":"2024-07-20T12:50:04","slug":"gen-z-want-people-to-stop-using-the-thumbs-up-emoji-as-they-label-it-passive-aggressive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=13411","title":{"rendered":"Gen Z want people to stop using the thumbs up emoji as they label it ‘passive aggressive’"},"content":{"rendered":"

The sign might be intended as positive, but Gen Zers have a different opinion<\/h2>\n

Gen Zers are begging people to stop using the thumbs up emoji with the argument it’s actually ‘passive aggressive’.<\/strong><\/p>\n

What do you think is the most passive aggressive emoji?<\/p>\n

Personally I’d say it’s the classic smiley face – with the\u00a0various iterations<\/a> of even bigger smiles now, that one has just taken on more of a sarcastic edge. :).<\/p>\n

It’s worth bearing in mind that I’m a Millennial though, so I might think differently if I was born just a few years later.<\/p>\n

The belief that Gen Zers – those born in the late ’90s and early ’00s – consider the thumbs up to be passive aggressive has come to light through a post on\u00a0Reddit<\/a>\u00a0which described the icon as ‘unsettling’.<\/p>\n

In the post, the Reddit user explained that they had started work in an \u2018adult\u2019 job where staff often communicated through\u00a0Microsoft<\/a>\u00a0Teams.<\/p>\n

The post, which was shared a couple of years ago, continued: “Currently, there’s only a few emojis you can use to react to a message (unless of course, you respond, and can use any emoji). Most people at work use the ‘thumbs up’ reaction all the time.”<\/p>\n

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Does the thumbs up emoji incite fear in you? (Getty Stock Image)<\/cite><\/div>\n

\u201cI don’t use it much,” the Redditor continued. “I either ‘heart’ reactions or reply even if it’s a short ‘Great!’ or ‘Thanks!’<\/p>\n

“Anyway, I think it’s normal for people to ‘thumbs up’ messages, but I still feel like it’s such an unsettling response. Does anyone else feel this way?\u201d<\/p>\n

After sharing their thoughts, the Reddit user was flooded with responses to assure them they were not alone in feeling a little unnerved by the thumbs up.<\/p>\n

Where to some it might be a sign of positivity, a job well done or even a simple acknowledgement that all’s good, for others it’s the last thing they want to see.<\/p>\n

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One younger worker said they didn’t feel ‘adult’ enough to use the emoji. (Reddit)<\/cite><\/div>\n

Replying to the post, one person wrote: \u201cFor younger people, the thumbs-up emoji is used to be really passive-aggressive. It\u2019s super rude if someone just sends you a thumbs up. So I also had a weird time adjusting because my workplace is the same.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another commented: \u201cIt probably feels unsettling because it’s impersonal, and based just off this post, you seem like the kind of person who prefers more genuine interactions with others.\u201d<\/p>\n

The conversation continued on\u00a0X<\/a>, where more and more people agreed.<\/p>\n

\u201cLook I don\u2019t make the rules but the thumbs up emoji is passive aggressive. Idk why, it\u2019s bad vibes,” one said.<\/p>\n

So the next time you think about hitting someone with a thumbs up, maybe think twice about how they might receive it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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