There's a lesson here; never try to infer too much tone from email messages.
Or chat channels. Unless you really know the person well.
Or chat channels. Unless you really know the person well.
For generations that grew up as text as the primary form of communication we had to figure out how to convey tone and writing style and emojis is what we had. Tone and the expression of tone are disconnected even when speaking in person and have grammar like rules.