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This but for IM at work. 
Them: “Hi”
Me: “Hey”
Them: “How ya doing?”
Me: “Good. What’s up?”
Them: “Do you have a minute?”
Me (in my head): mutherfucker you just took a minute with this bullshit. Just lead with that! >

I had the impression "hi/hello/whatever" was a common placeholder for "are you here right now to discuss something?" >

I would and I will! 
But more seriously, sometime you don't want to send whatever you wanna talk about for it to just sit waiting while you're dying of anxiety , because you don't know if the person purposefully don't respond or is just not available. >

Which is, as I said, the implied meanning of "hi/hello". >

Do they need to have a point or question? People just want to chat sometimes. >

but even "hi" isn't chatting. it's just a greeting. a better opening for a conversation would be "some weather we are having?" or "did you catch that hockey game last night?" >

This is relatable. If they only text “hi” I feel obligated to continue with a “what’s up” or “how’s it going.”
In reality I really don’t care, that’s why I didn’t text you first lol >

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You KNOW that it's definitely about them needing help with something, maybe with money, and they KNOW you don't want to or can't help them so they try to trick you into the conversation. >

Very true. I remember a class mate wanting help to cheat on their exam. >

If the person texting is not someone who I text on a regular basis, I 100% agree. However, sometimes my girlfriend and I or even my close friends will text "Hi" as a way of saying "I wanna chat with you rn, but if you're busy we don't have to start a conversation". It works really well with my girlfriend because she puts her phone away when she's in the middle of something, and saying "Hi" before I say something of substance lets her know it's something she can ignore. Of course, this is something we've developed because we know each other really well. It is really annoying if it's not a case like that. >

You would have hated that app "Yo." >

Lmaooo! I hate this too, just tell me what you want. >

In a professional context, this is why nohello.net exists, and why it's becoming a popular work chat 'status' >

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Just say "hey" back or don't respond at all >

youre everywhere >

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I just ignore those people.  If they don’t want to text like a normal person then they can just wait until they see me in person again. >

Are they numbers you know? That's a common scam these days >

A guy that I know randomly texted me “hiii” one day so I said “hi” back. I then got no reply and when I asked what it was for, he just said “no reason”. I am still so confused. >

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