OkayPhysicist 2 days ago

That's because we're communicating synchronously in person. If you say something when I'm not listening to you, I will probably start listening midway through your statement, and miss potentially vital info. In a slack message, I can just read it again.

  • CGMthrowaway 2 days ago

    IDK about you but I get chats from 30+ different people and I usually miss at least one person's message a day as it falls off the "front page" so to speak

    • int_19h 2 days ago

      I don't see how "hello?" helps with that. If anything, it makes things worse if everybody does that, because now half of those chats from 30+ different people are that, drowning out the useful messages.

      • CGMthrowaway 2 days ago

        It doesnt help the recipient. It helps the sender.

JimDabell 2 days ago

None of this discussion is about in-person conversations.