Yes they’re on. They tend to be default on.

Getting offended is a you-problem that didn’t afflict anyone born last century.

No. You send me a message, your businesses is done, whether I read it or not is my business. Especially on WhatsApp where there are spammers and debt collectors.

I don’t mind keeping it on on private messengers with no connection to my identity, like Session or Matrix. But if you can find me via my phone number, nope.

It’s bizarre how features like these are enabled by default. Same shit with embedding GPS in photos… On by default. Shows what kind of people design these things.

Yes I do, I don’t mind that people see that I read their message and I like to see when others read mine. But if someone ever tells me I should have reacted because I’ve read it, it’s their fault.

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Yes, I do.

I don’t care enough to turn it off if it’s on by default but I’m also not going out of my way to turn it on either. If somebody has a problem with me leaving their message on read instead of being understanding that people get busy then it’s probably better for me to know that person has some red flags.

I do. If I can’t get back to you right away I’ll message and say so

I just leave it on because I have no issues with it, if I am ghosting someone I just don’t open that chat. The online stuff however I do turn off.

I leave it on and really like having it on. It’s nice to share with someone that I’ve read their message, and it also does not warrant a need to reply to anything.

It also eliminates the, “oh no just saw this” bs that I’ve noticed at times. If I see a message is read that was maybe time sensitive and do not get a reply, it’s fine and I can plan around that person.

I have everything off except read receipts. I want to know if someone got my message or if they just received it

I don’t like read receipts, but I do like delivery notifications.

Some people have really unrealistic expectations about how fast others should respond to a message.

I have read receipts on with my wife, but no one else. Too much pressure, especially for someone like me who habitually clears notifications even if I haven’t addressed anything

I personally like to keep it on. Most of my messaging is with family and friends and it’s good to know if someone read or hasn’t read my message.

Especially if things are time critical. Picking someone up? Asking if they need anything from the supermarket? If I see that they read the message I know that they are going to reply in a moment. If they didn’t even read the message I won’t have to wait around / can guess that they are currently in the car or wherever.

Sometimes you also have a spotty connection, so the received + read receipt can tell you if they actually got your message.

In general if someone sends me a message and I read it… I’m going to fucking reply to it (if I’m not super busy, and even then I might send a quick message back). I seriously don’t get people who just leave things on read and then forget about it.

I use them.

Text communication is so hard in the first place. I’ll take any tool I can get to make it smoother.

My model for privacy is: I want to keep corpos out of my business, so that I can feel comfy sharing more with the people I care about.

If I’m treating my friends like a threat, what’s the point? Might as well not be the real me anywhere, anytime then. At which point, who cares about privacy when it’s not even “you” that you’re keeping private?

“Read reciepts ruin friendships.”

I dont remember where I read that quote, but I agree with it.