Not sure what to say to that. Nobody in my group would consider classic email and IMs equivalent, unless you're layering an extra UI layer on top like what the other commentor mentioned.

[–] WalrusDragonOnABike@reddthat.com 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Agreed most others wouldn't use email as a replacement for casual chat, but its always seemed like an arbitrary choice. So many people waste so much space in emails because they treat them like letters, so the biggest difference seems to be the culture around them rather than the medium itself. If people formatted all text messages as

"Hello Dear Friend,

Here is stuff to waste space.

Here's what I actually want to say.

More extra stuff.

Sincerely, Walrus"

I doubt we would see that much of a difference between them.

[–] Zeoic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They are treated like letters because they arent instant, like letters. Hell, some emails could take full minutes to send.

[–] WalrusDragonOnABike@reddthat.com 1 points 1 day ago

Only time I have the problem is when people attach large files. While is the same problem with other "IM" methods.