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[–] schmorpel@slrpnk.net 29 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Meanwhile me having read your message: "Oh no my brain can't process answering immediately. Oh no, I took a full day to respond, now it's awkward. The most reasonable thing to do now is never ever answer the message, change my name and move to another planet."

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 5 points 2 days ago

The most fun thing is doing both! I react like you do when I get a message, but I still turn into a puddle of anxiety when I'm left on read for more than 10 minutes.

Hypocrisy is just the best.

Sometimes it’s just like seeing the message during a time when you can’t respond, like in a meeting at work or in the car, and then it gets marked read and then you forget about it entirely

[–] BroBot9000@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago

Disable read receipts. Fuck that shit feature.