The point of online chats is that they're asynchronous. You don't need to wait for someone to type up their message because you can receive and transmit at the same time.
Yes, but in an active conversation it's possible, even sometimes likely, that a message the other person is typing will add context that has relevance for what you were about to say.
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lena@gregtech.eu · 12 pts · 129d
The point of online chats is that they're asynchronous. You don't need to wait for someone to type up their message because you can receive and transmit at the same time.
vithigar@lemmy.ca · 13 pts · 129d
Yes, but in an active conversation it's possible, even sometimes likely, that a message the other person is typing will add context that has relevance for what you were about to say.
lena@gregtech.eu · 4 pts · 129d
Yeah that's true
webghost0101@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 129d
People like to have full context when trying to formulate a response.
anise@quokk.au · 5 pts · 129d
this is why we C-a C-x instead of C-a backspace
bigchungus@piefed.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 128d
CSMA/CD moment