The "murderer" who has been read that can not be read, I will find it for everyone

Who likes to use the "read" function in chat software!

In social software, just sent a message to the other party, and the information immediately became "the other party has read." But staring at the chat box and waiting for five minutes, I couldn't wait for the other party's reply.

"The most annoying person who can't read it !!!" 丨 Weibo

This function not only makes the letter restless, but also allows the recipient to sit in a needle felt: I receive a message that may not want to return, do you say I still don't read it?

This "annoying people" read -readable function does not give it a 21st century's most anti -human invention award. Can't you say it?

The anime "Miss Hui Ye" also mentioned the read -readable function 丨@爱 爱 笠 松 征 征 征///////征 征 征 征 征 征 征

Reading function, how old is it annoying?

The official name of the read -readable function is Read Receipt. In terms of function, this stuff is not new.

In an era when communication is not convenient, whether it is the receipt of the mailing letter or the delivery status notification in the email address, the purpose is to make you rest assured: the transportation process is not moth, your information confirmation confirmation Safety delivery.

There are generally read back -ups in emails 丨 Intranes

But today, online, the read -ups will only make you worry more.

When you see the other party read the news but did not reply, what would you think. "Did I say something wrong?" "Where is TA dissatisfied!" "TA sent a circle of friends but didn't return my news, just don't want to chat with me."

Some people really used this to make the other party feel uncomfortable through unable to read it. In 2011, someone added the "RBOMB" to the Urban Dictionary dictionary. The explanation of this word is also full of "grievances": not replying or ignoring after reading the message, usually deliberate.

In the #RBOMB topic, many people are complaining that the other party can’t read it 丨 Twitter

On dating software, many people have "crazy" and even formed a stalk. Obviously the other party was "Hello, know it" in the previous second. As a result, when you found that you have read but did not reply to the information, the other party immediately became angry and scolded: put down your figure!

This also caused the recipient to have read anxiety. You said that I just have time to read a message now, but I have no time to reply. Should I click this information? Not only that, when we have received the news of a friend who has not been contacted for many years, or the invitation of an unfamiliar colleague, the read status will also make us unable to "hidden", we must reply to the scalp.

In order to "secretly" read the information, people spend their pains 丨 Google

Sometimes this can be regarded as an emotional "abuse".

There are also many studies on the recovery. One of them counts the views of 108 students on reading. It was found that as a sender of the message, 35%of people would feel neglected when they saw the news that could not be read. Others will feel fear and anxiety. Conversely, even as a recipient of the message, 29.7%of people even have a guilt before returning the news.

During the survey, most of the receivers also felt bad 丨 Reference materials [5]

At the same time, because of this function, nearly half of people will repeatedly open chats and continue to check. 81.9%of people will try their best to avoid "read", such as looking at the message on the lock screen. The survey also pointed out that in a uncertain dating relationship, the situation of this anxiety is even more serious, and the interviewees said that this is simply a "psychological game".

Reading the backing is not useless. Opening this function in formal working occasions can indeed improve collaborative efficiency. But when it "invaded" our lives and attempts to "monitor" each of our actions, turning off this function may become our consensus.

However, in the eyes of inventors, this function that makes people feel stressed is a "masterpiece".

Blackberry, come out to "scold"

In 2018, BlackBerry Company brought his face to court, saying that he had violated a number of functional patents. In the submitted documents, BlackBerry also showed off his "great achievements":

Blackberry Messenger (BBM) is considered to be the first message transmission platform that supports status updates, which can show when users pass and read messages. This creates a pioneering real -time presence. At present, it has also become the standard function of instant information applications.

The "behind the scenes" that has been read back is the BlackBerry company. In 2005, BlackBerry officially launched the Blackberry Messenger, providing people with another way of communication except SMS. As long as everyone uses BlackBerry mobile phone, you can use BlackBerry's PIN system to chat with each other.

At that time, it was read that it became a highlight function of BBM. In the era of inconvenient communication, people want to establish real -time connection with others to quickly obtain each other's states. BlackBerry applied for the patent "Handling Notifications in Instant Messaging Systems" in 2006, and introduced the implementation method of delivery and readership. BBM 1.0 version (originally called QuickMessenger) uses the reading backback function. The updated interface also retains this function (green "R" is "read") 丨 blackberry.com

Nowadays, Reading has long been exclusive to BlackBerry, and major manufacturers are scrambling to introduce this "easy" function. When Apple introduced iMessage at the 2011 Developer Conference, he also specifically demonstrated the delivery and recovery function. Just after the introduction, there was a thunderous applause sounded ...

Apple's 2011 Developer Conference (Subtitles are automatically identified) 丨 Michael Noriega/YouTube

Although the BBM Consumer Edition has stopped service, the most controversial technology it has left in chat software. When BBM was originally designed, people wanted to use it as a chat software that could update the user status in real time. But now, more and more people want to escape the Internet. This feature is still enduring, and it has been favored by more and more manufacturers.

Your anxiety, the happiness of the manufacturer

When you repeatedly open the chat software and check whether the other party is "read", it may be the result of the software operators want. When we feel anxious, uneasy, or angry, the longer we use the software, the more data contributed to the software.

Professor Tony D.sampson, a University of East London's study digital media culture and exchanges, believes that the "read back" of social media design is to allow users These apps are addicted.

Similar to "Can't Read", Snapchat and QQ have released the function of "chat spark". When you chat with a friend with a total of a friend, you will get a spark or other special symbols. In order to keep this "spark", people must chat day by day (also called Snapstream). When the "spark" disappears, many Snapchat adolescent users show negative emotions.

For software operators, let people start chatting, which is how they make money. "WhatsApp hopes that 1 billion people in 180 countries will continue to sign in, and Facebook is looking forward to your mobile phone (information) 'explosion'."

Former Facebook user community growth vice president, Chamath Palihapitiya, said in a speech: "We are actually programmed on social media, but you don't realize it."

Fortunately, users' voices are getting stronger and stronger, which has also forced more and more manufacturers to return the options to users, and no longer forcibly start this feature.

references

[1] 'Message read. But what kind of weirdo kepts read receipts on?', Https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/meg/me-read-what-what-kind-kind-kind-what-what-what-what-kind-what-kind-kind-k-kind-what-k-kind-what-kwhat. -KEEPS-Read-Receipts-ON

[2] 'BlackBerry Messenger Dies today, but it never never true be gone', https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/31/18646429/messenger-ding- organ-read-Retapad-Ritad-Rets -Rets -Rets-read-Rouad-Rets-Rouad-Rouad-group -rim-Apple-Android-IMESSAGE

[3] 'how' seen 'messages on facebook message With-you-meental-health

The Impact OF'READ ReceIPTS 'In MOBILE Instant Messaging. "Tidsskrift for Medier, Erkendelse Og Formidling5.1 (2017).

[6] ‘Read Receipts: The Psychology of Emotional Manipulation’, https://oozestudios.com.au/reads-dhe-psychology-motional-danipulation/

[7] ‘Handling Notifications in Instant Messaging Systems’, US8572182b2, https://patents.google.com/patent/us9219703B2/

Author: Chen Moss

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