I thought Empathy just meant "I feel the same," and Triggered was "Hey, you're trash talking something I love." The LOL, I'll grant you, is a troll response, at least the way some use it. On the other hand, sometimes people are funny on purpose, and other times they think they're making a great point while flying their fanboy pants from the flagpole. And sometimes, it's hard to tell what's a joke and what's genuine silliness. Is it not funny either way?
I think the emojis are a good thing, even when over-used by trolls. They let people vent and express themselves without having to clutter up the discussion with a million samey comments. And besides, people are going to think how they think regardless. Making it slightly more cumbersome to express themselves isn't going to make a rabid fanboy suddenly reasonable. If anything, the emojis make them easier to spot. When the same folks are LOLing and LIKEing in chorus, it's pretty easy to spot the pattern.
Personally, I'd like more emojis not fewer. An Eyeroll, for example, would free the LOL from its double duty as the "That's funny"/"Ur dumb" expression. I want a shrug emoji too.
