The Daily Mail: Don’t use these emojis! They make Gen Z people perceive you as old!

Me: I mean they’re going to perceive me like that either way, so I’ll use whatever emojis I like.

@KimberlyHirsh Ageism, pure and simple. Another (equally ageist) way that could have been written could have been "Don't use these [other] emojis or Boomers will think you're young."

@alanralph Maybe they're attempting to gather a new audience.

@Miraz That's fair.

@KimberlyHirsh To the Daily Mail - 🖕🏽

@KimberlyHirsh Exactly. Who cares if they perceive us as old? Why is age always considered a negative trajectory among Westerners?

@KimberlyHirsh Haha, I'm with you! So what if Gen Z people can tell I'm a millennial, I am one 😂

@KimberlyHirsh we should all pay attention to the daily mail 😂

@KimberlyHirsh I’m so old my first instinct is not to use emojis at all. I have to remind myself and they usually look like an afterthought 🤪

@artkavanagh I sometimes use smileys, which marks me as a very specific flavor of old. :)