• TragicNotCute@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Let me give you my perspective and the reason I turn them on.

    It builds accountability. I want to be a timely replier of texts, but sometimes I fail. Even worse, sometimes I open it and forget to reply at all. This forces me to leave them unread until I’m ready to address them. I know the sender will see that I have read them, so it incentivizes me to manage my texting better.

    • LousyCornMuffins@lemmy.world
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      15 hours ago

      accountability for responding to texts? i am not “accountable” for responding to a text immediately. that’s some gen alpha bullshit

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      My perspective: If it’s urgent, don’t text me, it’s called a phone. If you do text me, you accept that I will answer it when it suits me. Even if I have read the text already.

      • Dave@lemmy.nz
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        Yeah if I’ve read it and not responded, you’re not getting a response. I forgot as soon as I looked away.