I like using emoticons. ⌯’▾’⌯ but yeah, I don’t see why not! It’s helpful when it comes to deciphering the ‘tone’ of someone’s message. There are times it’s really easy to misinterpret someone as being kind or malicious… Since we’re all just text on a screen.
Someone else on the thread mentioned accessibility issues, at least with animated emojis. That’s probably the only concern I have.
(Note that I’m not much of a tech wiz myself, so I only roughly understand the issue with the lack of privacy.)
When it comes to weighing the pros and cons between security versus convenience, it’s hard for me to say that one tops the other. We live in a fast-paced world. At the same time, I hate the idea of people profiting off my data and trying to snoop. A lot of companies like Apple have an iffy reputation when it comes to data security, even though they say they protect your data and privacy. At the same time, many companies provide services which have become an integrated part in people’s lives.
I have an Android because I love dabbling with FOSS apps. I never want to have a phone from Apple. However, I also have an iPad— and I’m planning on getting a MacBook. The iPad is good for taking notes and making digital art, while the MacBook helps me deal with industry standards in my future career field.
So for me, I’m not indifferent but… I guess a better way to word it is that I’m wary. On a day-to-day basis I prefer efficiency, but in the long-term I think it might bite me in the ass. Somehow. If it didn’t already. (Probably did.)
Puppies. I love puppies.