Texting Means Never Having to Say Goodbye

A scroll through my recent texts, WhatsApp, Facebook, and Slack messages shows that the closest I’ve come to anything resembling a goodbye or a signoff with a friend was two weeks ago, while making plans for a friend to come over (“see ya soon!”) In a 2014 study, researchers at Western Washington University surveyed people between the ages of 18 and 68 about their opinions on cellphone etiquette, which included their expectations about text response time. Still, among the broader pool of participants, the average response indicated an expectation for people to text back within the same day, and many reported that they would be irritated if they didn’t receive a response in that time frame.

Source: slate.com