> You also avoid supporting the transparent money grab of a website dedicate to a needless complaint that is 90% ads I don't begrudge the person running the si

> You also avoid supporting the transparent money grab of a website dedicate to a needless complaint that is 90% ads I don't begrudge the person running the site to want to cover their expenses. Also, their complaint is not needless. It's a perfectly valid complaint. No need to be dismissive just because the site has ads, an issue unrelated from the core message imparted. As others state, the very fact of switching to the chat application just to see whether or not the other user has sent a message is a block to one's train of thought. The colleague mightn't be finishing typing their message until you respond, they might even engage you in some banter first — so you can't just ignore their lonely 'hi', you have to actually engage with it, wasting both of your time. The website manages to convey quite succinctly but not rudely a better way to communicate that one day could become a form of netiquette. There's nothing harmful with that.