Why ‘Scheduled Messages’ are not a standard feature in every messaging service

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By ‘scheduled message’ i mean i can write an IM and hit a button to say “send this message at XX o’ clock” or “send this message in XX minutes”.
It’s an insanely simple functionality that everyone wants but doesn’t come as standard on:- SMS, Whatsapp, Messenger, Instagram, Snapchat, Discord (i think) or others.
Is this harder to impliment than i understand or is it susceptible to a vulnerability or exploit i haven’t considered?

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what is your use case in person to person communication?

i can see how it’s good for announcement chat groups, but if i receive a message i expect it to be able to turn into a real time conversation if i reply within two minutes or something

getting a message at a time when someone is actually unavailable would be quite irritating to me, on the flip side I don’t mind if someone texts me something ony relevant in the morning at 1am

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