Reading comments in different communities, I noticed that users hardly leave smilies. Why is that?

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    10 months ago

    Personally I feel like if I need to use one, then I’ve done a poor job of writing.

    I guess the other component is that I write a lot at work (I’m an engineering manager) and emoticons aren’t really appropriate for that kind of communication, so I’m not in the habit of using them.