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I like :) because you can add more ))) to show how happy you are. As opposed to sending more of the emoji. But the emoji has it's place.
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I'm most anti-trad, but ":)" a traditional old-school pro-working class emoji. Everyone has access to :). It's right there on the keyboard, physical or digital. It's a 9-to-5 working emoji.
I would post :) in my reply if I was arguing with someone and really wanted to piss them off
:) is more equivalent to 😁 than 🙂
🙂 mostly gets used sarcastically. “Fascism is rising, I’m working 80 hours this week, and it’s 90 degrees in November 🙂”
Yeah I was thinking about 😁, but what then is :D ? Or ^^ even? And then there’s 😄😀😃☺️😊 …