Why cannot I delete all messages from all my devices?

I have 3 Apple devices (personal MBP, work MBP, and iPhone). I run messages on all of them. If I send/receive a message from someone, I receive it on all devices, but I have to delete the message from ALL my devices - deleting it one just doesn't work. It is like Messages works like email with POP instead of email with IMAP. Extremely frustrating, and I believe that this is working as designed. Why???

for the Points
Neither of us said we liked it.
Like you I think it is flawed and certainly a misuse of the word Sync.
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