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  • Apex Legends' caustic in a clown skin

    Supporters only: Unpacking the cursed digital object that is Steam’s clown reaction emoji

    But doctor, I am mostly positive!

    I don’t want to strike sweaty terror into anyone’s gentle hearts here, but I’m beginning to suspect lately that the friendly clown emojis I keep seeing as reactions to Steam user reviews aren’t actually a colorful kudos to the writer for being a chucklesome and whimsical individual. I’m starting to fear, actually, that this one icon of a behatted japester may have been widely adopted …

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