There were other messenger systems like ICQ, Pidgin, Trillian, or built in IMs on multi-user BBS systems and you’d see all mixes of speaking. Even early Usenet would get half thoughts from some people. Different people just use communication methods differently in any generation. What’s worse is when you send a message with multiple parts in any format (email or direct message) and you get a reply back only answering part of what you said. Lack of focus is a cross-generational thing.
There were other messenger systems like ICQ, Pidgin, Trillian, or built in IMs on multi-user BBS systems and you’d see all mixes of speaking. Even early Usenet would get half thoughts from some people. Different people just use communication methods differently in any generation. What’s worse is when you send a message with multiple parts in any format (email or direct message) and you get a reply back only answering part of what you said. Lack of focus is a cross-generational thing.