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Re:The handshake emoji is more complicated than you might think by andai on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @11:17AM (#27050986)
If your goal is anonymity, it's worth nothing that you are revealing more bits of information about yourself by using the person-facepalming variant than one of the gendered ones.
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Re:The handshake emoji is more complicated than you might think by lolsal on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @11:38AM (#27051289)
What makes you think this is about anonymity? I would guess it's more about the author's identity and being represented in technological evolutions since we absolutely have the technology these days.
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Re:The handshake emoji is more complicated than you might think by mLuby on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @04:32PM (#27055350)
Is that because it's more unusual, like being very anonymous in a little pond? Or maybe you mean something else.
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Re:The handshake emoji is more complicated than you might think by globular-toast on Thursday May 06, 2021 @04:55AM (#27060672)
It's more conspicuous, yes. If you want to be more anonymous online, I would assume a male persona.
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