• I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world
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      3 days ago

      I can not imagine the added stress of not doing this. Why on earth would you give the world access to your private actions like that??

      • TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works
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        3 days ago

        It can be helpful for people to know if their message has been read, or just not received. I appreciate it in others, so I do the courtesy of keeping it on for myself too.

        • Karjalan@lemmy.world
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          2 days ago

          Depends, if you have an abusive and manipulative ex who gas lights, that you share custody with, then you need time/space to let them calm down and to craft a non reactive response… It’s a mental health saver.

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        3 days ago

        I make a point of letting people know (incase they dont know/forgot to set the option).

        Once I had an acquaintance tell me that she wanted people to know she was ignoring them. Like, using the read receipt as a power move.

    • mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca
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      3 days ago

      thanks for giving me a reminder, my phone updated and defaulted to the Google messages app, and I noticed it had the typing indicators. I forgot to look into how to turn that shit off and figure out what the fuck was happening

      I don’t really text ever so RCS gave me a little surprise