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[–] [email protected] 31 points 9 months ago (4 children)

"DM" still feels so wrong. How the heck did that take over from "PM"

[–] NateSwift 55 points 9 months ago (1 children)

direct messages aren’t private :)

[–] SendMePhotos 14 points 9 months ago
[–] mossy_ 9 points 9 months ago

it's just more... direct

[–] pm_me_your_quackers 6 points 9 months ago
[–] Abucketofpuppies 4 points 9 months ago

I think it started when Twitter became popular? That's just the term they used. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong