Sure, in between sentences. But there’s no need for a period at the end of a message. Just look at the comments. There’s many without a period at the end, and some with. I thought it was kinda silly at first to prescribe meaning to it as well, however it works well as an indicator of tone, and punctuation at the end of a message doesn’t really have any other purpose now that messages are contained within their own bubble
The need has absolutely not diminished, in fact in written language it’s more important than ever.
Sure, in between sentences. But there’s no need for a period at the end of a message. Just look at the comments. There’s many without a period at the end, and some with. I thought it was kinda silly at first to prescribe meaning to it as well, however it works well as an indicator of tone, and punctuation at the end of a message doesn’t really have any other purpose now that messages are contained within their own bubble