Emojis Are A Fake Emotion

Emojis Are A Fake Emotion

By fiifi DZANSI


Emojis.

These little graphic icons on our devices have gained much popularity over the years.

Smart devices made them famous.

We use them in our day-to-day conversations.

But do they help us express our individual emotions?

While they may be cute and save us from using a whole bunch of words trying to convey our feelings, they lack the dynamism embedded in our faces.

They all look the same. The way I smile is not quite the way you do it. My immense set of teeth show more than yours.

In a face-to-face conversation, it’s entirely impossible to fake a smile.

But emojis help us to forge it.

Someone sends you a laughing emoji with tears in response to your jokes.

Yet, in truth, her teeth are clenched.

Sometimes, emojis only communicate what we wish we felt.