A smaller proportion of the emoji sent are sad expressions. This should be heartening. In 2015, the Oxford English Dictionary announced that their Word of the Year was the emoji 'Face with Tears ...

At the bottom of the emoji hierarchy lie the derelicts: the mountain cableway, the baggage claim icon, a bunch of squares ... we assembled a sad team of neglected emoji. If you're feeling generous ...

Those among us who are different -- who constitutionally cannot conform to mainstream expectations no matter the pressure -- are not a burden, but beautiful gifts who enrich our lives and move us ...