I had a conversarion this morning and we were talking about why people who turn of their read receipts do so. Turning of read reciept is a setting on whatsapp and a few other IMs where the person you are chatting with doesnt know if you read their message or not. They are just left hanging until an actual reaponse comes. It gives this archaic old internet junk yahoo messenger feeling where you just send and come back a few days time to see your message has been replied to. Why would anyone decide to go back there. The fact that we can know our messages has been seen is part of what makes us humans, responding to people and feeling like being responded to.
In this post, i will be making an arguement against all the reasons put forward by the hiders. Yeah, thats what I want to call them. Because they also hide while view statuses. And I its high time someone speaks about them. If i jave you as a contact and i dont block you from viewing my status, its becaue i trust you that in this wicked world I am safe with you, but when you hide, what are you trying to achieve bro.
Privacy?
First, I do not think that it makes sense for anyone to say the reason why they turned off their read reciept is because they want privacy concerns. The truth is that the person you're talking to has his rights as well. And the fact that you opened up to talk to someone or respond to someone means this is something that needs to be mutual as well. You need to let the person be assured that he's not talking to a wall. So privacy, cuts it for me.
To Avoid Pressure to Respond?
You have to respond to someone. What if it's an emergency? What if the person needs you to actually respond? That's communication. Communication is not only what is said. It is how it is said, when it is said, to who it is said. And all of this matters. So if you delay in reading thats fine, but when you're actually really not a responding to someone, and not even making him know you ve even read, we should come check you.
To Maintain Boundaries?
What boundary is being maintained? You sent a message or someone sends a message to you. If you read it, let it be known that you read it. Now, if you read it, you can give a response to boldly declare your stand about the situation. It is when the person begins to insist on crossing a boundary. There is something known as "blocking". You can block the person where you can't just let the person be on the roof, not knowing if you read the message or you did not read the message.
Preventing Unnecessary Anxiety?
Maybe you should treat your anxiety issues because it doesn't mean anything. That someone who has anxiety is, is, is hanging. You even get more anxious because how do you know, what if you're the one who sent a message and you need the person to see it? Is it not going to make you more anxious? So he doesn't call it for me.
Fear of Being Ignored?
You have been ignored severely so much that you are scared of being ignored. Well, maybe you should try not to ignore people. You're trying to retaliate for what has happened to you before. That's because that's why you should know you shouldn't. It doesn't mean anything. Making others suffer the silence of day. You can simply say " I am busy".
Personal Preferences?
The reason some people put up is that they have personal preferences, personal preferences for you not to show to someone that you are hearing them. So it's like you're deaf and you choose to be deaf aya. Personally, to it sounds like you prefer to make us think that you are yet to read the message and we believe it sometimes, but sometine we know becaue hehe.. You turns of RR. AGAIN You can just tell the person I've read these. I'm busy right now. There is nothing to hide about it.
Professional Purposes?
Oh, my God. There is. I don't see any professionalism in this, my take tho. You turn off your receipt. It is not, It's not right. You could at least acknowledge response. It shows that you automatically acknowledge reading. And then doesn't mean that you're going to respond immediately. See, the thing is that society thinks that the moment you receive something, you must respond immediately. No, it doesn't mean so. But acknowledging receipt is that you heard. OK, it's not professional. I refuse to accept that. It is even professional to acknowledge the reciept of a mail and set a tine to respond. Not to stay in the blinds.
Avoiding Drama or Conflict?
If you have drama, take back your drama to the person you have it with. Don't generalize it for everyone, for God's sake. And WhatsApp has not been able to actually stipulate that of reducing for these people. It's a general thing. So why are you now suffering the innocent consent because of what people do right now? What's more painful is that you too can view people and not be known, not be seen. That's more creepy, isn't it?
The Only Acceptable Reason: Technical Issues
I see the technical issues. OK, of course, I believe it is probably the only reason why I should support technical issues, because they the network might be bad. And that could lead to some of course, the network not to admit and reading. And later on, it does. Right. That's OK. But it's probably the only one I'll accept.
Reducing Digital Footprints?
Are you FBI? Are you CIA? Are you a criminal? Are you using digital footprints? Your footprints are everywhere and nobody sees you. Hello,do you also have dark mode on? Or is there a hidden camera somewhere? what are you? Who are you? We should be careful with you. Come on.
I am not really sure I may be right with most of my submissions, but this ia not coming from just me. It is a war out there and its somehow interesting to watch it play out. So I really want a response from a "hider". Let's have it.
Jaydr