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100 The Heart Emoji Is Meaningless

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Andrew Couts @ Wired · today 06:00 EDT

The Heart Emoji Is Meaningless

Once reserved for romantic partners and other loved ones, the heart emoji can now mean anything—which means it has no meaning at all.

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