Why it's ok to ignore or delay response to text messages
As far as text messages go, I myself have always considered them the same as in person conversations, but evidently, I am quite alone in my thinking. Now, I am not so insecure that I expect people to respond to my texts within a minute or two, but a week or two later is a little odd to me. If I walked up to someone in person and they said something to me, would I respond back in person a week later?
But this is society now. If they don't understand the text, rather than asking for clarification, they just ignore it. I think they think since they are not in your presence, they can get away with things a lot more than they can in person. It is especially prevelant on Facebook, because people can just click "like" and go on their merry way, choosing to not engage. Society has become rather introverted. I am an introvert myself, but I also deeply care about others. I remember when I worked at Target in Durham, NC, often people would want to come to my lane and they commented that when I ask "how are you?" I genuinely want to know how they are. It is a very common phrase in Durham to say "How are you?", rather than hello.
How people act on social media, in the past, it used to bother me quite a bit, but now I just say, I guess that is how it is these days. People can ignore you online and it is considered fine, but they can't do it in person, that is considered rude. (Also, I am not supposed to be bothered by anything, but that's for another day.
So oh well, this is why I spend very little time on social media. I use to promote my videos and that is about it. Living in 2023 I think, everyone has come to realization that everyone is allowed to be free and express themselves-you would think this would transfer to me too. Lots of people of voicing their opinions on abortion, LGBTQ, Climate control,etc, and that's fine, I am expressing myself about social media. It was meant to unite us, but I think it is really dividing us. Mental Health issues are on the rise. Social media is not totally to blame, but it is partly to blame. People use it to project fake aspects of their lives and some people feel like they have to measure up. Not me. I am happy with my life.
So there we have it. We are currently allowed to ignore or delay messages and society has accepted that, though, I would not be surprised if others feel the same. I had a girl the other day ask me if I was angry with her because I was not able to come to her location when she wanted me to. I was not angry with her, when she asked me to come I was busy with something. I would have sent a message, but you know, people just ignore them......
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