Read More: 20 Things Experienced By Boomers That Gen Z Can't Even Fathom For many Gen Zers, the thumbs-up emoji is far from a simple affirmation. One user commented, “I get mad seeing thumbs-ups ...

"Most people at work use the 'thumbs up' emoji. I don't use it much ... Took me a bit to adjust and get out of my head that it means they're mad at me." Further comments were split with those ...