> They seem innocent enough, but ultimately they're debasing language and limiting the range of free expression. Whatever they do, it’s not that. Emojis allow

> They seem innocent enough, but ultimately they're debasing language and limiting the range of free expression. Whatever they do, it’s not that. Emojis allow for multivalence and useful ambiguity in ways that few words still have left in them. From the perspectives of both communication and poetry, they’re a major boon to what’s now possible in written form. Rage all you want, though. Talking about them like this helps sharpen our understanding of what they actually do.