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> The debate is not "are pretty things nice"

If the debate is not about how something looks then why was your first instinct to dismiss them as “just prettier versions of :) and :(“?




>If the debate is not about how something looks then why was your first instinct to dismiss them as “just prettier versions of :) and :(“?

...because I was responding to someone who said emojis were a new and previously unrealized form of communication! Seriously guys...

You know, you're right; I find myself reaching for a "smashes head against brick wall" emoji right about now.

Oh, damn; I just described that emotion with words. I guess I'm still right.




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