I've never seen anyone abuse the enter button like he describes. On the other hand, if they did, I'd block them before they finished their second message.
For me, it's because I quite frequently have 4-5 hour conversations, and trying out both writing it all in paragraphs and pressing enter repeatedly resulted in more engaged conversations, as the other participant isn't staring at a screen waiting while I write it. It's better I think if all you are doing is talking to them, worse if you are both multitasking.
I have no problem writing in paragraphs if someone wanted me to though.
Watch the video in the article. It is truly ridiculous what the person he is chatting with does, and I can completely understand why he would block them.
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I've never seen anyone abuse the enter button like he describes. On the other hand, if they did, I'd block them before they finished their second message.
I do(though on MSN messenger).
For me, it's because I quite frequently have 4-5 hour conversations, and trying out both writing it all in paragraphs and pressing enter repeatedly resulted in more engaged conversations, as the other participant isn't staring at a screen waiting while I write it. It's better I think if all you are doing is talking to them, worse if you are both multitasking.
I have no problem writing in paragraphs if someone wanted me to though.
Watch the video in the article. It is truly ridiculous what the person he is chatting with does, and I can completely understand why he would block them.
(As Arrington writes in the comments, that’s a re-enactment, not a real conversation. I have seen people do that, though.)