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> And that's actually why people keep using Tencent product -- because all your friends are using it, your mom using it, your boss using it, so you have to. In
by mcny 9y ago
> And that's actually why people keep using Tencent product -- because all your friends are using it, your mom using it, your boss using it, so you have to. In fact, I think most of those IM's gaining their user base because of this.
Is it cultural? I use signal. Most of my contacts don't use signal. I've forced the people I talk to the most to get signal. For everyone else, I'll use WhatsApp or just text. I don't need everyone to use something for me to use that thing. In fact, the day my mum joins Snapchat will be the day I'll uninstall it for good.
- rqs 9y agoMaybe cultural related, but I don't really know. In China, we have a some sort of social phenomenon called "Herd behavior"[0], simply put: If something is popular in crowd, then it tend to be more popular. Also, I found that most Chinese people are lack of motion of trying something new: If something works, then we'll keep using it and stop worrying about it until it breaks. > I've forced the people I talk to the most to get signal. In China, this hardly works, because people you try to convincing may also binded to WeChat by their contacts. So a easier choice for them is just to silently ditch you. (Of course, dad and mom are more likely to stick with whatever chat service you're using, so :DDDD) BTW: There are no encrypted chat service in China, and Chinese people don't care too much of their privacy (By western standard). So if you tell them: We should not let government listening our conversations, let's use Signal! You will usually get replies like: Yes, just let them listen, I have nothing to hide. And keep using WeChat. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herd_behavior#Everyday_decision-making https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herd_behavior#Everyday_decisio...