We have talked about the “…” when texting or messaging, but this one is specific to commenting. I’m in a lot of Facebook groups and tend to post a lot of funny comments (that may be subjective but I digress). When I post something funny, or a question, or even something that may get people mad, this “…” really makes me anxious. I want someone to respond to me and I don’t know who it is or what they are going to say at all. The dots jump and change from grey to black. The box itself just comes up when anyone is typing. It used to say “a friend is typing” or something similar to that but now these dots just seem to follow me everywhere in social media. The bouncing almost mimics typing in a way but still leaves me wonder who is typing and what they are typing and if they are even responding to me. It drives me nuts it’s almost as bad as checking from “likes” or “reactions” as they are called now. If they don’t respond and decide against commenting, I never get the closure I’m waiting for. I wonder how many times I’ve done that to someone else.
To me, these dots are different from the normal dots we see when messaging personally. These are open to anyone, more “anonymous”. I feel more like a stand up comedian who can’t see the audience and if anyone laughed at the joke I just said. It’s more of an open platform and just as nerve wracking as the personal message “…”.