I just turn off read receipts if it's really a problem, or let them see that I've read it. Who cares?

The whole point of this shit is asynchronous communication. They can interpret my actions however they like, and get over it or not as they like.

I turned read receipts off years ago. Texting is not supposed to be an always connected, immediate response, experience. That is what phone calls are for. Also, don’t ever call me. My phone is a time waster/SSH client.

I’ve used the trick of Inspect Element to read the full message before. Ultra sneaky.

On Android, on some apps, you can rotate the phone to landscape and read more of the message.

I know that some jobs require people to have read receipts, but I cannot fathom any reason why anyone would choose this of their own volition. If for no other reason than I imagine text spammers use it to figure out if a number is "active."