I would argue that it has an origin but lost its meaning since the people who use it don't know the meaning. At this point, it's more than anything a cultural signifier which isn't a new thing either. People try to belong to an ingroup and adopt their insider even if only as marker of that group.
As a non American who lives in the country that was responsible for the Holocaust and is now I think second biggest donor of the Zionist project (second after the US), I'm not too sure people learn from history. "Never again" has always been a lie
There is a German novel about a boy called Timm Thaler who sold his laughter and in return would win every wager. If he loses one, he will regain his laughter. First he enjoys horserace betting, later he tries to regain his laughter by betting on things that seem possible but he still wins all of them. It takes him 250 pages to finally bet that he gets his laughter back so he gets it either way.Thanks for listening to my ted talk.
Actually, emojis have the same function, non verbal communication has in spoken language. So what English can't capture is expressed by tone, gestures and facial expressions; or, in casual written language, with emojis 🗿
I've been to a tasting for Japanese green tea and they would never sweeten their tea but if needed eat sweet things alongside