The “asynchronous” chat apps are designed to basically be synchronous. And aggressively so. That’s why you have that aggressive red notification badge with the

The “asynchronous” chat apps are designed to basically be synchronous. And aggressively so. That’s why you have that aggressive red notification badge with the number of unread messages that your brain requires you to get rid of. That’s why when someone sends you a message, the default is to aggressively slide a notification with the message no matter what you’re doing.