In 1984, the Party created Newspeak, a controlled language of simplified grammar and limited vocabulary designed to limit a person’s ability for critical thinking, thus limiting one’s ability to articulate and communicate abstract concepts.
There was a TC show called “the Internet ruined my life”. One woman thought she was posting a crying emoji because someone died, but she accidentally picked the one that is “laughing so hard it is crying”. The attacks were horrifying.
ShadowMaster 5 days ago
Indeed…
mike.p.4.bears 5 days ago
Having never viewed a cigarette box from that angle, that took me a moment. Well done.
mac04416 4 days ago
The only one I use is a ‘thumbs up’
ncorgbl 4 days ago
Tonight it’s the ‘eating popcorn’ emoji.
Groucho & Redd Panda 4 days ago
Oh yeah….that’s the big problem….EMOJI’s
Guy musta had cartoonist’s cramp
Quixotic1 4 days ago
In 1984, the Party created Newspeak, a controlled language of simplified grammar and limited vocabulary designed to limit a person’s ability for critical thinking, thus limiting one’s ability to articulate and communicate abstract concepts.
Orwell pretty much nailed it.
Nantucket Premium Member 4 days ago
There was a TC show called “the Internet ruined my life”. One woman thought she was posting a crying emoji because someone died, but she accidentally picked the one that is “laughing so hard it is crying”. The attacks were horrifying.
ragsarooni Premium Member 4 days ago
Guess I’m safe from the evil that is emojis cuz I’m WAY PAST being a teenager‼️
tee929 3 days ago
Is there a ‘middle finger’?—that one I might use!