Please don't say just hello in chat (2013)
There is no problem saying “hi” in a chat. This is an example of a completely imagined general social problem, generated from the social anxiety of one guy.<p>It’s like TDD: somebody finds a way they like to work and then elevates that to a moral imperative for all.<p>Feel free to say “hi” to me in Slack. I take it to mean that you would like to have a conversation, when I am free. If you don’t want me to ping you in that way, then I will adapt to you. Just don’t claim your protocol is objectively better. It’s not.