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Using Read Receipts Might Make You a Better Person

They have a lot of haters, but don’t write them off

Angela Lashbrook
OneZero
Published in
7 min readAug 19, 2020

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Of all the different tools and features we use to communicate virtually, read receipts might be one of the most contentious.

“I hate read receipts, especially with men I’m talking to,” says Sarah Solomon, an author…

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Angela Lashbrook
OneZero

I’m a columnist for OneZero, where I write about the intersection of health & tech. Also seen at Elemental, The Atlantic, VICE, and Vox. Brooklyn, NY.