The point of online chats is that they're asynchronous. You don't need to wait for someone to type up their message because you can receive and transmit at the same time.
this post was submitted on 30 Apr 2026
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Yes, but in an active conversation it's possible, even sometimes likely, that a message the other person is typing will add context that has relevance for what you were about to say.
Yeah that's true
People like to have full context when trying to formulate a response.
CSMA/CD moment
this is why we C-a C-x instead of C-a backspace