2. Trying Not To Click On A Message So The Other Person Doesn't See You've Read It
There's always that one draining individual who loves to send full-on WhatsApp essay. Oh god no. You see their name and automatically avoid clicking on the message. Why must they ask so many questions? Isn't this supposed to be an instant app? Just be concise and get on with your life, damn it! Their usual epic 438980 word message is exhausting to even think about at this moment in time; so you skilfully ninja around their highlighted name until you're mentally prepared to deal with a reply. If only there were a 'Save for Later' folder. I guess 'BLOCK' will do for now.
1. Spending Half Your Life Finding The Perfect Emoji
Emojis are pointless. They don't mean anything; yet we spend a barmy amount of time playing around with them. If we grinned as much as we sent smiling emojis we'd be suffering from some serious face-ache. The growing fascination with these cutesy stickers, also hugely popular on Facebook, could possibly be causing us difficulty conveying real emotion. Research has shown that your brain now processes a smiley face as a real smile: sending the same signals when it sees an actual face grinning as it does when they see the emotion :). Scary, huh? Katy Perry expressed her emoji love in her lyric video for the song Roar, told entirely through WhatsApp; highlighting just how obsessed we are with the little yellow faces. Wonder how long it took her to pick them all out? http://youtu.be/e9SeJIgWRPk So tell us - which WhatsApp emoji do you use pretty much every day? Is it the monkey covering his eyes? The ghost with its tongue out? Perhaps it's the pair of clinking beer mugs. Do you think emojis are ruining social interaction or aiding it? Share your thoughts in the comments below!
