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Originally Posted by livius drusus
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Originally Posted by davidm
Even many of those who accept that the current diversity of emoticons arose as a result of natural processes, with :-) as a common ancestor, wonder why there is a “smilie-friendly” Internet in the first place. Why this Internet, as opposed to some other Internet? Why an Internet at all?
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Unhappily, my analysis of emotilution (the evolution of emoticons) and the question of where the Internet came from and what sustains it, neglected to take into account the key role played by
, for which correction I am thankful.