Ok but people who message "hello" make me question how the heck I reply to that ;;
Like start a convo ask me about the weather idk. "Hi" doesn't go anywhere 😭
Agreed. It's just such an L to go in with a greeting alone, even if it's genuine. Context and dialogue is important. There's clearly a thought and intent behind why the person has messaged in the first place, so why not just go all in?
anyone who doesn't respect you enough to tell you why they are bothering you without you having to dig it out of them first is not gonna have anything good to say to you anyway.
literally no reason OTHER than manipulation tactics to not say 'hi, here's why i'm messaging you' instead of just 'hi' and waiting for a response before giving the 'why'.
This how I am with texting, too. In my line of work if you don’t introduce yourself in your first text you’ll get ignored so it’s just what everyone does. I don’t answer texts that are just a “hey” from unknown numbers anymore. Who are you? What do you want? Half the time they’re scammers anyway.
I hate that. I can't even say I'm not here to make friends, because I am, but DMs are so personal. I gotta warm up to someone in public before I trust them enough to speak in private
If your first interaction with a stranger is in your own home uninvited, alarm bells go off
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How's that?
The obvious exception is for gaza fundraisers which are always fairly apparent through the account name and profile.
Like start a convo ask me about the weather idk. "Hi" doesn't go anywhere 😭
checkmate
Specifically on discord, I just block anyone who randomly adds me because I assume they’re just bots or just scammers.
If your first interaction with a stranger is in your own home uninvited, alarm bells go off
Why didn't you just ask???? 😩 waste of time, come on 😭