They know I have a filtration system and enjoy comedy. That’s my whole personality right there!

Nope! I’m just smiling at you without using the cringy *smiles at you* asterisks. Now you understand my intentions and future smiles will be decipherable 🙂

I see how you might confused, but mine isn’t sideways, and it doesn’t have a nose, see? 🙂

I’m being dead serious :-(

I respectfully disagree. They’re useful for conveying tone or emotion without needing to be wordier to do so. You say it’s lazy, but I see efficiency. If you’re annoyed, it’s because you personally see reason to be annoyed. They’re not objectively annoying. Some people are obnoxious with it, sure, but that’s not the fault of the emojis themselves. Take it easy, man 🙂

I like all emotes. There really should be more of them ( ´◡‿ゝ◡`)

Deeply disturbed by the fact that the title sounds like a haiku, but is definitely not a haiku.

Tbh nothing of value was lost. Once a site is sufficiently shit, blocking ads is just polishing a turd. I commend them for keeping it up this long.

This 100%. It’s the only demographic that can do any heavy lifting if we’re talking raw manpower, and they’re currently being heavily courted by fascists and death cults. That tide needs to turn.