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My issue with modern "chat apps" is they usually fail to let you know if someone is up for a conversation. Presence is reduced from "I'm available, let's talk!"
by tapoxi 8y ago
My issue with modern "chat apps" is they usually fail to let you know if someone is up for a conversation. Presence is reduced from "I'm available, let's talk!" to "last online".
If I don't know if someone is up for chatting, I'm not going to start a conversation with them, in case I bother them.
- cableshaft 8y agoYeah. You just explained why I haven't talked to hardly anyone on Facebook chat anymore. I don't know that they're actively wanting to chat, just that they're on Facebook, possibly just passively browsing things. I still ping people on Facebook chat, but only if I need to ask them something or want to share something I discovered with them specifically. I used to chat with several people every night in my youth. I don't have quite as much time to do that anymore, but I do have some time. I'd love to know who actively wants to talk with people.
- baroffoos 8y agoThis explains why I rarely PM someone directly. With group chats you can just jump in and if someone wants to talk they will just join in but not feel pressured to join if they don't feel like it.
- benj111 8y agoThat's because you are assumed to be always online, always available, you being busy implies doing something else, which isn't in their model.