互联网语言学家麦卡洛克(Gretchen McCulloch)说:“正是'笑哭’的成功导致了它在年轻人当中的口碑跌落。(Tears of Joy was a victim of its own success.)”
"If you indicate digital laughter for years and years in the same way, it starts to feel insincere. ... The hyperbole gets worn out through continued use," she said. That's why Gen Zers may be looking to fresh and novel ways to signal they're laughing through different ways. 她说:“如果你多年来用同样的方式表达笑意,它会逐渐显得不真诚。……这种夸张的符号已经被用烂了。”这就是为什么Z世代试图找寻新鲜的替代品,通过不一样的方式发出笑的信号。
Z世代
2019年初,皮尤研究中心首次定义了Z世代的出生年月。以下这些就是各代目前的最新定义: Z世代(Gen Z):出生于1997年-2012年(9-24岁) 千禧一代(Gen Y, or Millennials):出生于1981-1996年(25-40岁)
"What's wrong with the laughing emoji?," one user asked in a TikTok comment. Another responded: "it's so off." 一名用户在一则TikTok评论中问道:“'笑哭’表情符号有啥问题?”另一名用户回复说:“过时到不行了。”
"I use everything but the laughing emoji," 21-year-old Walid Mohammed told CNN Business. "I stopped using it a while back because I saw older people using it, like my mom, my older siblings and just older people in general." 21岁的瓦利德·穆罕默德对记者说:“我什么表情都用,除了'笑哭’。很久以前我就不再用这个表情了,因为我看到都是年纪更大的人在用,比如我妈妈、哥哥姐姐以及其他上了年纪的人。”
安息吧,“笑哭”表情包
Seventeen-year-old Xavier Martin called the Tears of Joy emoji "bland" and said "not too many people" his age use it. Stacy Thiru, 21, prefers the real cryng emoji because it shows a more extreme emotion and feels more dramatic. 17岁的泽维尔·马丁则表示,“笑哭”表情符号“很乏味”,并称同龄人使用它的并不多。21岁的斯泰茜·蒂鲁更喜欢真正的“哭泣”表情符号,因为它表现出一种更极端的情感,更富有戏剧性。
“The English language cannot fully capture the depth and complexity of my thoughts, so I’m incorporating emoji into my speech to better express myself. Winky face.” “光用语言不能完全地阐释出我思想的深度和复杂性,所以我在演讲中加入表情符号来更好地表达自己。[眨眼]”