Man Technologist: Medium Skin Tone on BeReal

What it signals here

authentic usage

Captures genuine 'caught working on my laptop' moments; one of the more authentic uses of the emoji's literal meaning.

reaction meaning

Friends react with this emoji to a BeReal showing someone at their desk to say 'respect the grind' or 'same energy.'

friend context

Shared among friend groups who are all in tech or CS programs as a mutual identity marker.

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