00:00Tired of people expecting an instant reply? Send them a virtual carrier pigeon.
00:05Apps like Carrier Pidge and Roost are making messaging deliberately slow.
00:09Instead of arriving instantly, your message travels based on the real-world distance and the speed of a virtual animal.
00:16On Roost, there are more than a thousand to choose from, from pigeons and penguins, snails or even turtles.
00:23Pick a snail and your text can take hours or even days to arrive.
00:26And there's a risk. A 0.2% chance your pigeon gets lost along with your message.
00:32On Carrier Pidge, one message from New York to Chicago took almost nine hours.
00:37You can track the journey live, and there are no red receipts or pressure to reply instantly.
00:42The apps have attracted more than half a million users, tapping into a wider pushback against always being online.
00:49Would you prefer to send your message with a digital pigeon?
