I think this just proves slack can no longer do what it was originally made for sending/receiving messages to boost productivity. Their are a ton of articles po

I think this just proves slack can no longer do what it was originally made for sending/receiving messages to boost productivity. Their are a ton of articles posted on hackernews discussing how slack turns a productive person into a slave of answering questions on slack. Slack is a distraction now, a glorified way to show your boss and others you are doing stuff while achieving nothing. Them removing these protocols isn't about forcing people to use their closed source protocol or shitty gui web technology. It is about taking a techie and forcing him to interact with the reset of the team like a good little sheep. Now he can't ignore the pings from pm and channels. Now he can't ignore the voice/video calls that someone demands of him/her sucking up more of his day with useless trash. All I hear in my head while I read this was either be a sheep like the rest or else.