A question about ratings and contextual meaning (heart and checkmark)

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I'm sometimes not sure what to put, and can't decide between two different karma ratings. I'm not sure what the difference between 'useful' and 'informative' is - I assume that the 'useful' is for helpful? For me, informative posts are also helpful, they seem similar.

The funny rating is tricky. I worry about using it unless it is really obvious that the person is intending to be funny. I think that it might be upsetting/triggering if I give 'funny' karma to a post that wasn't intended to be funny, that will probably lead to misunderstandings and potentially upset someone. I use it with extreme caution.

Informative and useful are tricky! I'm thinking that useful is practical for me in some way. I can use it in my life somehow. While informative might be helpful to me - but more in understanding of the topic. That is, I found out something I didn’t know before from what the person wrote. Or, it provided information that others might need. It remains tricky.

Regarding the 'funny' button. On reading your post I now worry too. I'm a person that uses humour as a coping mechanism...to lighten life which is, by it's nature, pretty heavy. I see your point though - it's hard to know how others might take things. I think I'll be careful of using the funny button too.