social, mh
why do we parse most standard smileys as really passive-aggressive and condescending
thi sis almost never what they are used to mean
-F
social, mh
@Felthry maybe you've dealt with people who tended to use them as such? I know there's a certain type of person who never uses ":)" as anything other than a dismissive gesture, though most mean it as what it actually means.
speculation, offer of comfort re: social, mh
@Felthry *offers hugs?*
I think when people use them passive-aggressively and condescendingly, it's kinda scary because it's kinda cruel? so it sensitizes a lot of people - us Packbats included - to the possibility when we see those show up
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