What are popular?
emoticons
Do people think they are boring?
No
Why do people use them?
to add feeling and character to otherwise cold digital communications.
Who is John Blumenthal?
a Hollywood scriptwriter
What does he think about using them?
infantile
What does he think?
that words themselves should be enough
Who does he say uses them?
Teenage girls and women
Does everyone think the same as he does?
no
Who is Dacher Keltner?
professor of psychology
Where?
University of California,
Why do they think it is common to use them?
because our brains are programmed "to seek out representations of humanity"
Does he think it's because we are lazy?
No
Then why?
because they bring in something beyond language.
What else does he say?
They satisfy our needs to be with and communicate with people.
When did he say this?
In an interview with The New York Times
What does he say it's a question of?
individuality.
Do enemies use these?
No
Do men use them according to Blumenthal?
No
What need do the satisfy?
to be with and communicate with people.
Are both arguments right?
Yes