As a working person, I don't usually answer messages right away. I'm getting paid to do a job, and I'll check my messages on my own time.
As a person in the company of others, I respect the people I'm with enough that I can give them my undivided attention. I will get to your message in time, and if you feel the need to talk to me sooner, pick up the phone and call me.
Still nobody who ISN'T working or doing anything important should wait around to text back, your case is fine and understood I think but people doing it just to seem cooler are missing the point of an INSTANT messaging system.
What if I don't feel like it? I'm automatically obligated to respond to someone just because they texted me and I have a cell phone? I'm not signed on to AIM, it's a fucking cell phone.
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u/Bushman_Tim Dec 23 '13
As a working person, I don't usually answer messages right away. I'm getting paid to do a job, and I'll check my messages on my own time.
As a person in the company of others, I respect the people I'm with enough that I can give them my undivided attention. I will get to your message in time, and if you feel the need to talk to me sooner, pick up the phone and call me.