The New Currency: Emoticons

In this imaginary society, emoticons replace all forms of currency, dictating socioeconomic status and accessibility.

Drawing upon our society’s reliance and usage of emoticons and digital communication, the prompt could be used for creating a humorous social commentary. Explore the logistics of an economy run entirely on emoticons, discuss the grave inequities it might foster, and probe into the resistance and rebellion against this ’emo-economy’.