I’ve always thought it had the same energy in that they both simply acknowledge having seen the message. What’s wrong with that?

When I use it, I mean ok, because that’s what it actually means. It’s simply a way to acknowledge someone was heard. I will not be changing bc others read more into it. Tis way too exhausting to consider every hidden meaning someone might have.

I’ve learned from the Japanese phrase ‘itadakimasu,’ which is said before eating as a way to thank the person that prepared the food. I think in the west, a lot of us grew up learning to say things like grace before a meal, but that is too religious for me and gives God credit for peoples’ hard work instead. I love the idea of ritualistically thanking the people who actually made the food. It was one of the things I appreciated while studying there that has stuck with me.

Definitely. That’s what it is for me.

I can’t even treat my Sims badly

Same here! Rarely leave the house without it

For some of us with a tendency to overapologize, learning to say thank you instead at times is helpful.

Same. I’m loving it. Feels new and nostalgic at the same time.