arymandias [none/use name]@hexbear.nettotechnology@hexbear.net•Apparently Apple and Google decided to drop all the family emojis in favor of generic icons.English
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7 months agoThis is the natural progression of symbolic languages, just like how the ox hieroglyph slowly transformed into an ‘a’, so too will emoji’s evolve into more abstract symbolism representing broader concepts.
They are not stuck, they’re just having so much fun they decided to stay a little longer.