I Hate It When Someone Messages Me And Say Hey Or Hi

But I realise that people here are vulnerable, and sometimes a simple 'hi' to judge the reaction from the other person is like a gateway to being able to open up. It's hard work to respond, and sometimes I don't have the patience/time. But, even if they don't realise, a lot of the people who do it are simply looking to gauge your response and see if they can trust you to react positively, supportively or otherwise gently. If yes, you can end up with some of the most amazing conversations. If you ignore them, you are simply denying all those opportunities.

Your call still, of course. Just sharing my experience :)