I don't respond to messages in my inbox that are just 'hello'. In my experience, it's usually a troll or some random guy who saw my pic and wants to talk to me based on my looks. I really hate that.
If you want to get to know me, follow me, see what I'm about, interact with my posts.
I'm definitely not everyone's cup of tea and it's just not worth my time to respond to messages that don't give me a thing to go on as to why they're messaging me.
Not even sorry. My time and inner peace is more important to me and the people I care about than some rando in my inbox who doesn't even follow me. Meaning they have no clue who I am and what I stand for. Most would probably run if they figure out I'm trans. Or send desth threats because I'm not what they assumed. That's happened more times than I can count.
They could at least do something like 'Hey, I saw your post on, X. -ask question/pay compliment.
Not just 'hello' jfc. I'm bad at people, but that's a level below even my abysmal social skills.