I do think the ability to emoji-react is a net win for human communication. not only does it give you an outlet for 'I see and acknowledge this but don't have a verbal response' but it also adds a pleasing alethiometer element to things
my coworker announces that he's off to the dentist. someone reacts with a tooth emoji. is this a statement of dentist solidarity? a wish for my coworker to return with more (or fewer?) teeth than he set out with? simple word association? who can say
Reacting to messages that don't really require a response is fun. But I despise when I ask a question and get a "👍🏻" as a reply. That is NOT an answer to a question, please actually tell me yes or no. Emoji-reactions when a conversation isn't required, real words as a response when conversation IS required, please!!
