Sorry but I cant resist responding to this (nothing personal).

How is it a dark day?

Hieroglyphs anyone? Kanji?

I can't really see a problem.
And I'm a 50+ white male, whose use of them is rather minimal.

English is an evolving language (and yes I hate the texting versions of words, for some strange reason I find that more annoying :) (see what I did there, precursor emoji :) (oops again, OK I'll stop now)

We are not the French, our language is not set in stone.

nice :)

Didn't have calculators when I was finished high school (year 12).

Still in it's plastic cover with the manual.

Drag it out now and again just for a laugh.

We seem to get away with it in Australia.

Paper ballots, scrutineers, etc, etc.