You are about to send a text message. Should you express an emotion with words or an emoji? According to Aristotle, we have nine basic emotions: anger, friendship, fear, shame, kindness, pity, ...

Smiling at Gen Z? Better watch your back. What used to be the universal symbol of warmth and joy has taken a sinister turn — at least in the eyes of Gen Z. The classic smiley face emoji now means ...

A smile emoji is not always a symbol of happiness — at least not for Gen Zers, who are more likely to use it to express sarcasm or disdain. In fact, there’s a huge emoji generation gap between baby ...

It no longer represents joy, at least for your teen. Gen Z came after the crying laughing face emoji, but they also have some thoughts on the simple smiley face. So, if you're a parent who sends the ...

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