latency mode
A state of being painfully, almost deliberately slow in your responses — whether it's texting back three hours later, taking five minutes to process a simple question in conversation, or just existing at half the speed the world requires.
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A state of being painfully, almost deliberately slow in your responses — whether it's texting back three hours later, taking five minutes to process a simple question in conversation, or just existing at half the speed the world requires. Latency mode isn't rudeness, it's more like your brain or social battery is running on throttled bandwidth. People in latency mode aren't ignoring you — they're just operating on a deeply delayed schedule, like a satellite signal bouncing from orbit before it hits the ground.
Sorry for the late reply, I've been in full latency mode all week — work has my brain at like 10% capacity.
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