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Jean Linington's avatar

I've never thought of memes in this particular way, but humor coming from loss, solitude, or sadness is quite familiar, as in Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy, etc. I like to think of my hearts, happy faces et al being universally understood. 😍😻❤️

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Andrew Linington-Noble's avatar

Humor is such a useful tool. And emojis are another widely used and easily understood way of communicating that definitely bear deeper examination.

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Jean Linington's avatar

Agreed!

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