BrikoX@vlemmy.net to World News@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoFarmer ordered to pay after judge says thumbs-up emoji amounts to contract acceptancewww.theglobeandmail.comexternal-linkmessage-square68fedilinkarrow-up1246arrow-down15cross-posted to: nottheonion@lemmy.mlcanada@lemmy.ca
arrow-up1241arrow-down1external-linkFarmer ordered to pay after judge says thumbs-up emoji amounts to contract acceptancewww.theglobeandmail.comBrikoX@vlemmy.net to World News@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square68fedilinkcross-posted to: nottheonion@lemmy.mlcanada@lemmy.ca
minus-squareSheeEttin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·1 year agoIf I was going to read a text and respond to it later, I would just… respond to it later. Am I out of touch? No, it’s the children who are wrong.
minus-square2pt_perversion@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoA lot of people hate being “left on read” where they see a programmed read receipt but aren’t actually acknowledged. Or for messages without programmed read receipts it does that as well. The thumbs up is also supposed to end conversations quickly.
If I was going to read a text and respond to it later, I would just… respond to it later.
Am I out of touch? No, it’s the children who are wrong.
A lot of people hate being “left on read” where they see a programmed read receipt but aren’t actually acknowledged. Or for messages without programmed read receipts it does that as well. The thumbs up is also supposed to end conversations quickly.