Many emojis have taken on their own meanings from memes (e.g. π), often entirely unrelated to the picture (π ±οΈ, π―, πΏ etc). When reading ancient languages, how do we know their pictographs didn't also have completely unrelated meanings that came from e.g. cultural memes of the time?
by /u/Lost4468 in /r/askscience
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