It was a dark time. The year was 2011, and social media was on the rise. But little did anyone know that the real game-changer was yet to come – the Emoji.
It started with a single, innocuous little smiley face 🙂. Then came the tears of joy 😂, the crying face 🤦♂️, and the "shrug" 🤷♂️. Before long, the internet was drowning in a sea of brightly colored, pixelated faces.
We, the masses, were reduced to a mere 3,000 words or less. Gone were the days of nuanced language, replaced by the universal understanding of a single, well-placed emoji. It was a brave new world, where "I'm feeling 10/10" was a perfectly valid response to "How's it going?"
But with great power comes great responsibility. The Emoji Empire spread far and wide, infecting every corner of the internet. It was no longer just a way to express ourselves, but a way to avoid actual human interaction.
And so, we were left with a world where "I love you, you too" was replaced with "I love ❤️" and "you too 😂". Where the most complex conversations were reduced to a game of "Emoji Roulette", where one misstep would leave you stuck in an infinite loop of confused looks and awkward pauses.
But that's a story for another time...