I subscribe to a Telegram channel that posts the most recent posts on HN that meet a certain minimum karma threshold. Because it's a public channel, anyone can add emoji-based "reactions" to posts and have those reactions displayed for everyone else viewing to the channel.
The reactions as of 2025-26-25T21:51:30Z are as follows:
kiss 10; crying face 2; moai statue 2; trophy 1
The only things I can think of as to why so many people are reacting with a kiss emoji are a. people think the distorted "new girl" is hot, or
b. people think the author's fursona is hot
I'm personally rooting for the latter, but I'm biased (see website for proof)
The reactions as of 2025-26-25T21:51:30Z are as follows:
kiss 10; crying face 2; moai statue 2; trophy 1
The only things I can think of as to why so many people are reacting with a kiss emoji are a. people think the distorted "new girl" is hot, or b. people think the author's fursona is hot
I'm personally rooting for the latter, but I'm biased (see website for proof)