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Re:How Facebook Keeps Messenger from Crashing on New Year's Eve by JBiserkov on Saturday December 29, 2018 @04:52AM (#18782889)
>Not everyone treats messaging as the async thing it is.

But, but, but, it says 'instant messaging' right in the name.

You should reply the _instant_ you get MY message!

Unfortunately some people have the same attitude even towards email...

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Re:How Facebook Keeps Messenger from Crashing on New Year's Eve by bookofjoe on Saturday December 29, 2018 @07:41AM (#18783334)
Hmmm... I thought the I in IM refers to the fact that the message is SENT instantly.
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