[pacifika]

Because people can respond to Slack messages immediately it enforces the expectation of quick back and forth dialogue, and anxiety on the part of those who want focus time and mute their channels and notifications. This is why it's more like IRC and less like a forum.

When I quit Slack I still feel the expectation of others at work for me to respond to messages in a timely manner and thus feel I have to check Slack periodically. This then enforces the implied importance of Slack in the workplace. Considering this, perhaps people do not love Slack but rather feel subject to it.

I wish Slack would have the option on a slack to make UI changes to make it a bit harder to post, and encourage full thoughts over quick one liners. In the meantime, we can try and reject writing quick responses ourselves.

In another Slack with a group of friends, there is no expectation to respond and therefore there is not the anxiety.