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For some reason, when I messaged someone on Facebook Messenger, it always felt to me more like I was bothering them, than when I used AIM/ICQ in the past. So I felt it was never really used in the same way. So I think this app is an attempt to make it a bit more casual, less formal.

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Huh, that's an interesting way to feel! I wish I remember what AIM felt like better; I was so young when I used it that any chance I had to IM people was exciting. I was probably an absolute pain in the ass.

D'you think this could be — at least in part — because Facebook is an always-on environment for a lot of people? They're not explicitly on to chat, so there's more of an unstated barrier to beginning a conversation.

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