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[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 27 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Of course this isn’t comparable - hieroglyphs form complete languages and are not just a set of emotion symbols. Probably there’s one or two that are emotions but I somehow doubt that the stone writings that endure contain any personal expressions of emotion.

But the post is funny and it hints at something important. Expressions to co vey emotion are incredibly important to human beings. It’s a language that our bodies are physically built for: our faces are far more changeable and expressive than other animals, and this supported the social bonds and cooperation that put us on top of the world. I’m not saying that across all cultures, one given facial expression means the same thing, but certainly all cultures have a vivid, silent language of facial expressions that is so deeply rooted, we barely think about it.

[–] moon@lemmy.cafe 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)
[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

hieroglyphs form complete languages and are not just a set of emotion symbols. Probably there’s one or two that are emotions but I somehow doubt that the stone writings that endure contain any personal expressions of emotion.

Emoji don't only depict emotions...

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Ok. Write the statement you just make using only Emojis.

[–] fidodo@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

What emotion does 🧺 convey? I don't see anyone saying that emojis are a complete language, but they do convey more than just emotions.

[–] moon@lemmy.cafe 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] SlothMama@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] nossaquesapao@lemmy.eco.br 3 points 7 months ago

Sad because turtles are banned

[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago

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[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

i mean most emojis aren't emotions, they're just.. things..

what emotion does a bus have? the joy of not having to sit in traffic?

[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago

Yes there’s a long list of country flags and currency symbols and other shit in there too but lets not pretend like adding all that crap changed the fact that these are commonly used for expression. Does a cup of coffee have an emotion? Actually it kinda can, yeah, in the right situation. Let’s not even get into what people make of eggplants and popcorn tubs.