anytime someone DMs you only saying any of these, it's not worth replying, unless they are already interesting people/they are working on something interesting, at a glance (bio, etc): 

- hey, gm,  
- hey can i ask you a question? 
- [page long essay]

🍌 @revealcam | playing around onchain: @alfaca @offmarket @perl | vc warm intros | fid #539

If he is cold messaging me in DMs then yes. Except if he was actually on here id be following him already so id reply in that case.

The vast majority of cold dm’s i receive are bots trying to extract one way or another.

depends. will you charge elon musk asking a very smart questions? 

it often can make you miss new opportunities if it’s “pay or i don’t reply”

If I don’t already follow you I’m not even reading your dm unless it’s through @reply 

A couple cents to prove you’re not a bot spamming everyone your “quick question” is not a lot to ask.

Sir we are reaching out to inform you about your car expired warranty

Especially the long essay part, with scammish theme