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What would an emoji provide over that ascii combo?



Variety and reduced ambiguity.


Immediate understanding from across the room without needing to read a paragraph


Nuance


The opposite of nuance because the image renders differently for different browsers/platforms so you can only assume a very vague meaning.


I agree on the assuming and the vagueness. Kids these days feel that the thumbs up emoji is like a passive aggressive middle finger, same with a green checkbox -- and they are apparently bothered by the ellipsis too while we are at it -- not understanding that it is totally valid punctuation and what it can represent. The fact that these individuals are absolutely wrong comes from the pictograms being vague.




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