Emojis are an interesting topic. Some people love them, and some people hate them. The people who love them, use emojis all the time. The people who hate them, still use emojis all the time (insert laughing emoji). Emojis are a part of most of the population’s lives. Why are they used? Are they beneficial? Do I use them? Emojis are used to show emotion that otherwise would not be received over non-verbal communication, primarily texting. It seems like a simple concept, but I contribute that to the fact that emojis have been used in our lives every day for the past 5 years, approximately. Lots of people use emojis in place of words. Instead of saying “that is funny”, we put the laughing emoji. Instead of saying “that is sad”, we put the crying emoji. The same goes for many emotions, such as excited, lonely, embarrassed, etc. Overall, emojis have bolstered non-verbal communication. In most cases, because of the reason for using them, emojis give us the ability to better understand what another person is feeling, even if we are not there, receiving their non-verbal communication cues. However, I have noticed that emojis can be detrimental to communication as well. Many times, when we are communicating and texting, we put emojis of emotions that we are not even feeling. I do this on occasion when I use emojis. I will be texting my friend, and he will send me a joke. Right away, because it is what I am used to doing, I text back with the laughing face emoji. However, there are plenty of times where the joke is not that funny. Yes sometimes, I say, “dude that is not funny”, but there also times where I take the emoji and use it as a substitute for saying how I really feel. The list of emojis on our phones is very large, and we have so many different emojis to choose from. While emojis have enhanced communication in the form of transferring emotion, we need to be careful with how we use them. Emojis, instead of adding to the communication, have started to replace the communication in certain scenarios. This assignment was a reminder to me to say what I mean and mean what I say. Emojis can prevent me from doing that, so it is important to keep in mind. Overall, emojis are pretty cool and if used in the right way, give us another avenue for the communication we seek.
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