\u201cAnyway, I think it\u2019s normal for to \u2018thumbs up\u2019 messages, but I still feel like it\u2019s such an unsettling response. Does anyone else feel this way?\u201d\n\n

And they were meant with a deluge of replies \u2013 some in agreement, others not so much.\n

One person commented: \u201cIf you feel comfortable using a heart emoji, I am so confused by why you hesitate using the thumbs up. I used the thumbs up (in my mind \u2018I agree\u201d or \u2018ok\u2019) way before I used the heart (\u2018love it\u2019 or \u2018feeling the feels\u2019). But that\u2019s just me.\u201d\n

But a 24-year-old user labelled the emoji \u201csuper rude\u201d while pointing out the generational shift in how we communicate.\n\n

They wrote: \u201cFor younger people (I\u2019m 24 for reference) 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.\n\n

\u201cSo yeah it\u2019s a generational communication culture difference. Everyone my age in the office doesn\u2019t do it, but the Gen X people always do it. Took me a bit to adjust and get out of my head that it means they\u2019re mad at me.\u201d\n\n

A third person shared: \u201cIt probably feels unsettling because it\u2019s impersonal, and based just off this post, you seem like the kind of person who prefers more genuine interactions with others.\u201d\n\n

And another added: \u201cDamn I\u2019m embarrassed to be Gen-Z. It\u2019s just a thumbs-up. Don\u2019t search so deep.\u201d\n

So next time you\u2019re thinking about popping that pesky thumb at the end of your message, maybe think twice and just leave it out.\n

Unless you are trying to be passive aggressive, in which case whack about five on the end.\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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