I fully expect what the first reply to this might be.

  • Bizzle
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    7611 days ago

    Everyone i know gives thumbs up

  • originalucifer
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    3011 days ago

    i use it a lot… when im on the phone and someone pops in asking question only needing a positive response.

  • Corroded
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    2811 days ago

    I feel like this is a you thing. I bet if you started doing it around people others would start doing it without realizing.

    • @paulzyOP
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      That might be true, or something local. I posted that this morning then got too busy to check in. I probably should have made it less about “positive/negative” and more about “it’s cool vs not cool” Here is my way too late OP explanation:

      I go to a lot of sports events, hockey mostly. Since the 90s my friends and I play a little game. Count the people who give a #1 finger on the jumbotron vs point at their jersey vs thumbs up. Collectively, we have decided that ”kids today” don’t use thumbs up as much as in the past. I also noticed “Let’s go!” Is the cheer these days.

      Sorry for oversimplifying my shower thought.

      • Corroded
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        210 days ago

        All good. I made a similar extrapolation the other day about pudding not seeming as popular because I wasn’t seeing people eating it or it advertised but after voicing my thoughts to a coworker I realized I’m probably just not anywhere near the target market. I’m not a sugar crazed child watching children’s TV networks and nor do I have kids myself.

  • kubok
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    1511 days ago

    OP, where do you live? I get thumbs up all the time. Sometimes as a greeting, sometimes as an encouragement (e.g. during a run), sometimes even as a means of communication in traffic.

    • @paulzyOP
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      110 days ago

      Western Canada. I was thinking maybe it’s like a soda vs pop thing. Or just wildly isolated to my own experience. Just showerthinking.

  • @BenLeMan
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    1210 days ago

    (sorry, not the first)

  • Majorllama
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    1211 days ago

    I give thumbs up all the time. Usually two of them at the same time with a forced smile to let people know I wanna turn into oncoming traffic every day.

  • @HasturInYellow
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    1210 days ago

    I use it IRL and have used the emoji I think once. So egg on your face, you fucking rube! You’ve never been more wrong bucko!

  • slazer2au
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    1111 days ago

    I’m more of a finger guns kinda guy.