iMessage 1 reply at a time

Generally, I like to think of myself as a thoughtful communicator. When I write a message I prefer to write something long, then trim it down to size. However, with close friends, I’m down to be a bit more chaotic and send multiple texts in a row. If you’re in that inner circle, I’m so sorry.

I don’t think I’m alone in this. Yes, some people will send one message and patiently wait for a reply, but many of us are too unhinged to wait. I love that for us, even if recipients might now.

This all got me thinking about iMessage. What if there was a feature to limit the number of replies you can send? Throttling this would likely result in 1) some frustrated iOS users and 2) a change in how people craft their texts.

If you have a limited supply of something, you’re likely more mindful of how you use it. I don’t think this is inherently bad, but some of us might be deterred from sending messages at all if this constraint existed.

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