We just had a work party and they invited the whole staff. I was outraged they didn't do a proper controlled A/B test. Management will never know if having fun together was a good use of their money. Idiots.
All those small discussions were essentially pointless and they happened often enough that I was getting annoyed by them.
Like, sometimes we would be showing "in development" stuff to clients and then they would interrupt and mention something like "nice rocketship emoji" and I am like "can you just focus on what I am showing you"
Been on many a demo in the past where all sorts of "magical" and complicated stuff is happening that ends up with "ooh I've never seen a date picker like that" or "wouldn't it be a lot better if it was blue and not red".
Often it's because they accept the other stuff is working or don't even fully remember what the demo is about.
Were they pointless, or were they positive feedback about a thing you personally disliked?
Maybe not everybody likes goofy emojis, or Harry Potter references, or whatever easy nothing passes as wit for some people, and they think it makes everything less professional and introduces unnecessary maintenance. Those people have to make the choice to shut up about it, or mention it and have somebody tell them they're joyless.
edit: irt 418, it's historical and it has already imposed most of its maintenance burden. But using it when you're not a teapot is forcing the meme.
If you are genuinely at the point in your life where "people saying they like things" is the same as ... what you're describing ... please be aware of the emotional impact you're having on the people around you.
Now, it’s up to you whether or not you just want to do the minimum.
But look at Brian over there! He has 4, sometimes 5 emojis in his commit messages! And a terrific smile…