Do you consider ghosting people a reasonable way to deal with today’s overwhelming and constant information and notification overload? Or do you find it offensive and unfriendly?
Would you equate it to a person ignoring you irl or is ignoring a text different?
For this post let’s assume the people involved are or were in the past friends, and ghosting is leaving someone on “read” for more than 2 days.
It depends on the situation and level of time investment.
If it’s someone you just met and immediately didn’t vibe with I think it’s fine, no time invested
If you’ve been on a date with them it’s kinda expected to turn them down. Time has been invested, if it’s a no don’t let them waste time.
If you run into them regularly it’s a bad idea regardless because leaving them on perpetual read with no resolution creates tension.