I don't think that a thumbs up emoji should be a valid signature. The farmer was responding to "please confirm flax contract" and the thumbs up emoji really could mean "I've seen your text and will look at the contract to confirm/deny soon." Although the article did also mention that the same type of acceptance had happened previously with this farmer where the contracts were treated as valid and fulfilled so the farmer is probably disingenuous with their argument.

[–] PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I would use 👀 that way. What else would it be?

[–] Vulnicura@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's alluding to being interested.

[–] valek879@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Surprise and or shock? Wariness? They look like cartoon eyes on like Wile-E-Coyote or Tom when they realize they're still holding the dynamite. 🧨 👀 😨

[–] 2pt_perversion@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's more like "look at this shit"/"you seeing this?"/“whoa” for general stuff. Or sometimes with a slightly inappropriate joke or flirting the eyes acknowledge that and lessen it - like saying jk did back in the day.

In this context if I sent a contract to someone younger and they responded 👀 I might have to doublecheck if something was glaringly wrong with it.

[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 1 points 1 year ago

That's interesting. It's wild how emojis are actually the closest thing we have to a universal language, but that language is still new enough that meanings are very fluid and open to interpretation.