Just jump in, whenever. I have a private whatsapp chat with a set of friends from highschool/university and sometimes I come back to hundreds of unread messages

Just jump in, whenever. I have a private whatsapp chat with a set of friends from highschool/university and sometimes I come back to hundreds of unread messages. Just skip to the end. It's like a conversation at a party, you're not supposed to follow every single thread. It's certainly better than seeing them every few months (kids, etc).