Is the scope of Unicode unchangeable for ever?

[Sławomir Osipiuk]

On Friday, 10 May 2024, 21:50:55 (-04:00), James Kass via Unicode wrote:
> Examples of this are legion.  Here's one from 2010 on the High-Logic forum in response to a post expressing hope that some stuff will be encoded in regular Unicode.
> https://forum.high-logic.com/viewtopic.php?p=12429#p12429
> Here's an excerpt from that response:
> "(...) It is a serious, industry driven effort (...)"

I think this is key to understanding Unicode. It's primarily composed of INDUSTRY i.e. tech corporations (and... AirBnB for some reason). The members of the consortium have the biases (and they ARE biased) and follow the trends of the tech industry. They want things that are either directly useful to their purposes, or that at least generate reliable public goodwill and engagement. They don't want things that are unproven, useless, or silly.

Once you understand WHO you're dealing with, it becomes more obvious why certain decisions are made. (e.g. emoji)

Sławomir Osipiuk