BOTTOM STORY OF THE DAY: Why NOBODY should be using the ‘thumbs up’ emoji in 2022 — and the 10 symbols only ‘old people’ use that have Gen Z rolling their eyes.

Sending a thumbs-up can be seen as passive aggressive and even confrontational, according to Gen Z who claim they feel attacked whenever it is used.

Whether the chat is informal, between friends or at work the icon appears to have a very different, ‘rude’ meaning for the younger generation.

A 24-year-old on Reddit summed up the Gen Z argument, saying it is best ‘never used in any situation’ as it is ‘hurtful’.

‘No one my age in the office does it, but the Gen X people always do it. Took me a bit to adjust and get [it] out of my head that it means they’re mad at me,’ he added.

Others agreed it is bad form, especially at work where it can make the team appear unfriendly and unaccommodating.

‘My last workplace had a WhatsApp chat for our team to send info to each other on and most of the people on there just replied with a thumbs up.

‘I don’t know why but it seemed a little bit hostile to me,’ one woman said.

And according to Business Consultant Sue Ellson it could be time to take the younger generation’s lead.

Or not — this feels way too close to the 4Chan trollers convincing the DNC-MSM that the “Okay” hand gesture is racist (except when Biden flashes it of course). But if you’re a fan of Happy Days, it might be wise to buy its seasons on physical media before all of Fonzie’s thumbs up gestures are edited out.

Trigger warning: Here are two minutes of non-stop hate-thumbing on display:

https://youtu.be/hrlMb4-Nf6s