That emoji means what?! Is a thumbs up actually passive aggressive?

That emoji means what?! Is a thumbs up actually passive aggressive?

Afternoons · 2025-07-07
12:31


Despite seeming like a universal language, it turns out some of us are using and reading emojis the wrong way. Brittany Ferdinands is a Lecturer in Digital Content Creation at the University of Sydney, she explained to Jesse how different generations read emojis differently.

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