Why do Lemmy users rarely use emoticons?

Reading comments in different communities, I noticed that users hardly leave smilies. Why is that?

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I can use them if I want. 🙂

I just don't feel like it ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
- They just take so much work to type or find when emojis look the same 😏 like it's literally the same thing just coloured in a picture

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