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‘I got tired of so many gifs’: How digital communication can impact age-gap relationships (english.elpais.com)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Interesting, I am 40 and I probably use too many gifs. They are such a convenient shorthand for sometimes complicated/opposing feelings. Wild to me that a 42 year old wouldn’t be able to comprehend that. I’ve been using the internet/cell phones to communicate with friends since my late teens so maybe that’s it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

Idk. I love gifs. They do express complex emotions and they're fun.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago

i know people older who also use tons of gifs. it’s very normalized for millennials and some gen x. i think this dude is a luddite.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

A few years ago, I got talking to a woman about 30 years older than me through Tinder. It was great, at first, but then she started sending me essentially Facebook memes at random times instead of initiating a convo. Put me off so much that I suggested we stop talking. Still wish it hadn't happened that way but Jesus fuckin Christ lol

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

The Facebook memes were the conversation starters, you should have sent Lemmy memes back.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

Ah but I don't want to have a meme conversation tbh otherwise I would've!