When a certain well-respected
person or a
person of great import and wisdom stays digitally silent or uncommonly taciturn in a chat room or
phone app, adding to the allure of hidden inner-knowledge which
may be potentially disclosed at any moment. Hidden knowledge is then disclosed, but quickly deleted from the digital public forum. Room participants, formerly with their hunger of knowledge temporarily satiated, experience a gamut of emotions from excitement, to confusion, then ultimately disappointment as the potential for gained wisdom is forever
lost in an archive only hinted at by the phrase such as "This message was deleted," and leaving participants with a digital teasing.
"Me and my homies were patiently waiting for a response, and when it came overnight but disappeared by morning, we realized we got the 'ol Lloydie
Tease"
"I was at Teasers last night, checked my
phone after it pinged and realized I got Lloydie Teased after there was only a deleted message. What a dangerous
game being played with my emotions."