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The power of food emojis

The Food Chain

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Emojis Allow You to Talk Without Actually Speaking

Sebastian and Lumen were unaware of each other's existence two years ago. They're both Venezuelans who work in the US because of their home country's economic and political problems. Both love arrepas and they'd both noticed there was no emoji for them. The idea of also being represented, of seeing something yours among all of the icons when you scroll by all the emojis looking for something to say,. Even if you don't use it, seeing yourself there is very important, I think.

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