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Monday, October 24, 2022
Emojis in the Workplace
From Axios Communications:
As emojis become an increasingly ubiquitous tool for communication, there's a growing generational divide over their meaning, writes Eleanor Hawkins, author of our new weekly newsletter, Axios Communicators.• Why it matters: 91% of workers say their messages have been misunderstood or misinterpreted, according to a study by video messaging platform Loom. 💨 Catch up quick: In a recent viral Reddit thread, several members of Gen Z — anyone born in 1997 and beyond — said they considered the use of "👍" to be passive aggressive and rude.
• Some members of Gen Z consider the commonly used 😭 , ❤️ and 👏 to be cringeworthy, according to a 2021 poll.
🔎 Between the lines: Some emoji have ulterior meanings that stretch across generations, too — like the not-so-subtle eggplant, corn or peach. • There are also issues of cultural appropriation, accessibility and inclusion within the emoji library. While the emoji options have become more diverse over time, 83% of users want to see more representation, according to a global study by Adobe.
🤔 The intrigue: We love emoji here at Axios, which led to a lively debate in our newsroom about the rules of the road.
• Gen Z-er Lydia Massey: "I refused to use the thumbs-up emoji when I first started working remotely because, on a visceral level, the tone felt off. At best, it was dismissive and at worst, it was a middle finger. But I can also logically recognize it for what it actually is: a fast way to communicate."
• Hope King's Millennial POV: "Like all forms of communication, emoji expression is individualistic and depends
on the relationship between two people. Learn their patterns, be yourself, don’t be afraid to edit, and keep it FUN! 😜🤠😎"
• Nicholas Johnston's Gen X thought bubble on 👍 being controversial: "What the heck? 🤔 I feel like I just figured out how to effectively use emojis. And now I am being a jerk? 👎 Well I have one thing to say about that.... 'It's the children who are wrong.'"
• Russell Contreras' perspective: "Some Latino and Indigenous users prefer culturally relevant emojis to express affirmation. Axios News Desk editor Laura Martínez regularly uses 💃🏾 when she finds something fun or ironic. Alaska Native poet Joan Naviyuk Kane will thumb out an 🦅 for a text message she endorses."
Previously on WDA,
Emojis—the Language of the 2020s (Mar 2021)
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Saturday, October 15, 2022
Zach Lowe's NBA League Pass Rankings
ESPN - "Lowe's League Pass Rankings: The top 10 must-watch teams this season"
10. Dallas Mavericks
9. Los Angeles Lakers
8. Minnesota Timberwolves
"The Wolves ranked first in pace and second in scoring efficiency after Jan. 1 last season. They have one blockbuster young star in Anthony Edwards, fast becoming a three-level scorer as his confidence soars on pull-ups and step-backs.
Edwards wants to dunk people into oblivion -- the bigger, the better. He flies at the rim as if he thinks he can dunk through humans -- that they will disintegrate beneath him.
One of the league's keenest offensive tinkerers -- Chris Finch -- must figure out how to mesh Karl-Anthony Towns and Rudy Gobert in an unusual double-center look that has to work given the Wolves traded everything short of the old Metrodome baggie for Gobert.
Finch will get creative on defense, too. On some nights, the Wolves might flip-flop matchups -- slotting Towns onto centers, and stashing Gobert elsewhere so he can act as roving shot-blocker. We might see glimpses of last season's blitzing defense as a surprise adjustment.
Kyle Anderson weaponizes his slowness; defenders stumble ahead of his elongated moves, allowing Slow-Mo to saunter through creases. He snatches some of the league's cleanest live-dribble steals. Jaden McDaniels still seems like a blank canvas, and looms as Minnesota's swing factor. Jaylen Nowell jacks and struts with a gunslinger's bravado. How will D'Angelo Russell -- on an expiring contract -- respond if Finch yanks him for Jordan McLaughlin in crunch time again?
The Wolves relegated their gaudy neon green to the trimmings on this pristine new jersey:
Standing ovation for the fangs extending down off the "M" and "V."
PSST: Towns' averages in 11 postseason games: 19 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 3.5 turnovers (gag!), and many, many silly fouls. He has three single-digit scoring games, plus a dud in last season's play-in. It's time."
7. Milwaukee Bucks
6. Boston Celtics
5. New Orleans Pelicans
4. Denver Nuggets
3. Memphis Grizzlies
2. Golden State Warriors
1. Brooklyn Nets
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