It’s bad enough they make ‘features’ I don’t want enabled by default, but it’s even worse when the lazy/incompetent developers can’t even give me the option to change it.

    • JustARaccoon@lemmy.world
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      20 hours ago

      Privacy and pressure I’m guessing. Now the other person knows you’ve seen the message and the feeling of being perceived when you just want to send a message in your own time can be uncomfortable for some.

      • SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de
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        17 hours ago

        with a “message read” checkmark I can understand that, but not with a “user is typing” note…

        Who the hell cares if you took 10 minutes to write a sentence? Hell, I’d appreciate it if people used a bit longer and start using more punctuation marks

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          16 hours ago

          We don’t like being watched, it takes away our freedom, which is of utmost importance. My cats want to sit around me and stare at me all day, the moment I stare back, they don’t want to look at me, they don’t want to make eye contact, they get so uncomfortable, they’ll walk away pretending to be distracted by something else, thinking I’m a fool, I get their games and I beat them at it!