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Today I was reminded that old online chats offered context awareness for the people online: you knew you won't be a bother to a friend who has a smiley flower as a status; and you knew you might not be getting a quick reply from someone who's Away.

Today I don't even know if my friends are online or not. The messenger apps make the assumption that everyone is online, and if not, they will receive a push notification, and will reply to you as soon as possible. But this assumption is barely true. I bet it makes lives harder, especially for ND people

(Edited for a pixel-perfect screenshot)

A screenshot of ICQ application showing multiple online statuses: Online Free for chat Away Extended away Occupied Do not disturb Invisible Offline
Tato položka byla upravena (1 den ago)

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Schmaker
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We have chosen this way. Look around yourself and see, how people reacts, when phone beeps - lot of them stops everything and just jump away to check the phone no matter what they were actually doing. I even noticed, that some people actually tend to remind me "your phone beeped" even though they just seen me intentionally leave it for later 😀
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Schmaker
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@Nina Kalinina
That depends on definition of being pushed.

If there is no threat, then it's not a push, but a decision (imho)

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@schmaker it is a default behaviour that is difficult to override, I'd say that's harassment
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I must admit I actually really like the async way modern chats use.

I can have a conversation with my friends over multiple days, no need to check if they're available or not, they'll reply when they have time. No pressure.

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