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The time wasted isn’t saying hi back. The time wasted is

1. Some nonzero time waiting in case of a prompt reply to the initial hi.

2. Some probably greater time waiting for an async response.

3. The time it takes to restore previous mental context and flow.

4. 1-3 again, but with the parties reversed. And, let’s be honest, probably for a longer duration.

All time spent to convey approximately zero information.



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