I’m not sure. I obviously can’t speak for all of Gen Z, but I use emoticons all the time in 1:1 chat with my friends. I just don’t use them in “public” because most people are put off by seeing :3, and the warm, fuzzy feeling that it conveys doesn’t come up that often anyway
Because it offends gen z. They get it from millennial parents and associate it with them.
I’m not sure. I obviously can’t speak for all of Gen Z, but I use emoticons all the time in 1:1 chat with my friends. I just don’t use them in “public” because most people are put off by seeing :3, and the warm, fuzzy feeling that it conveys doesn’t come up that often anyway