Comment on The invention of smartphones probably made the idea of international travel less intimidating since you now have a pocket translator tool and can find your way in a foreign place with GPS navigation.

• Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  end your sentences with “lol” you don’t also need to say that you’re Gen Z.

  I am pretty sure we lol-ed a lot already before the majority of Gen-Z was even born…

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  • gigachad@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Yes, but we didn’t integrate it into our sentences lol

    Someone made a joke and we answered “lol”

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    • papalonian@lemmy.world ⁨34⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

      Nah. Lol has been part of the “texting based dictionary” for a good minute, it’s like putting “haha”. I’m near 30 and this definitely predates gen-x

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    • Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨59⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

      I first encountered and used it in the online forums during the late 90’s and early 00s.
      Has been part of sentences back then and I still use it like that.

      “lol” primarily as standalone reply sounds like something from an later messenger-centric era.
      Are you a Millenial by any chance?

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    • DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      It’s more like an atmosphere indicator because of the lack of facial expressions in a face-to-face conversation. Without the “lol” feel so… serious for some reason

      :P

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