The future of text messaging is live

Recently downloaded the app as I was getting frustrated with how long it would take to have a conversation with someone over text and people’s reluctance to talk on the phone nowadays.

I used this feature in AIM (AOL's instant messenger) and felt very connected with my friends

I've been using bop for the past 6 months - I've always wanted to see the dynamic that Google Wave created (or the shared google docs that people use to live work/message together) in a messaging app. I wonder if an API capturing the core principles could also be an additional path to take

I've been using it for a while and it definitely does make me closer with friends and family.

It's kind of like editing a shared google doc with someone, which does actually allow for higher bandwidth communication than pretty much any other means of electronic communication.

It's also surprisingly fun and you do feel more connected to the person you're talking with.

But because I'm on a computer most of the day and it's only on mobile, I tend to move to iMessage a lot rather than sticking with Bop. I leave my phone on DND during the day and kinda forget about Bop till I'm done working. It's too bad, because the experience on Bop is definitely better, but it's hard to become as engrained as a habit for me just because of that. I suspect though most gen z etc might be on their phones all day anyway so it's not an issue for them and perhaps they are the target demographic for apps like this.

Didn't ICQ have this feature in the late 90s/early 2000s? I feel old saying that.