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		The Rise of Emoji on Instagram Is Causing Language Repercussions (nytimes.com)
		5 points by lxm on May 2, 2015 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

zyxley on May 2, 2015 [–]

Something about emoji makes them less annoying to me than most text smilies. Maybe it's the broader selection making individual emojis more likely to actually add some context.

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