+1, it's definitely a feature, not a bug. Getting a push notification or just seeing a little red badge makes me optimize for "be the first to answer". Seeing

+1, it's definitely a feature, not a bug. Getting a push notification or just seeing a little red badge makes me optimize for "be the first to answer". Seeing responses in a polling/async way means I can take a breath, read others' answers, and only respond if somebody else hasn't made the same point already anyway.