[vlokshin]

Super clear analysis and presentation of the core problem in group messaging today. Your visuals made the post so easy to read.

I’m not sure the conclusion applies for all cases. It may too easy to get lost in a thread behind an attachment.

Once I got used to it, iMessage’s UX has held up best (posting twice — once in focused thread and again in main thread). Not sure actual post has to happen in both places, but at least the activity should, otherwise there’s too high a risk to lose something or to have context switching set too high a friction bar.

[thejarren]

Thanks a lot, as I was writing/design I was concerned it would be a bit over-designed. I learned a lot for next time!

At a base concept, I agree. I think without a mature version of this idea, content could become lost rather quickly. A further iteration would likely be able to deal with some of those issues (say an sortable/algorithmic feed, and notifications tab). A way to filter/sort activity might be able to solve some of those issues.