I enjoy using reaction images. Sometimes I do it to be funny. Sometimes I do it to troll. But most of the time? I pick a reaction image meme I feel is appropriate to the situation.
They get more across for me than a simple smiley or emoticon, and they have potential to be far wittier.
But, not everyone agrees, and my experiences on web forums has shown me that even on individual forums, the divide between those who use them and hate them can still be rather striking.
To those who use them, why do you use them?
To those who hate, WHY THE HATE BRO?