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868 The people who answer every text within seconds but take days to respond when someone asks how they’re really doing aren’t being inconsistent. They’ve automated the parts of connection that don’t require them to be a person, and reserved the delay for the parts that do

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Tommy Baker @ Silicon Canals · 04/27/2026 03:06 EDT

The people who answer every text within seconds but take days to respond when someone asks how they’re really doing aren’t being inconsistent. They’ve automated the parts of connection that don’t require them to be a person, and reserved the delay for the parts that do

Quick replies on logistics and days of silence on real questions isn't inconsistency — it's a trained split between the function and the person, and the delay is where the actual work is happening.

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