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I do, abandoned Instagram, Whatsapp, and FB for a year and I don't miss a thing. Keep in touch with real friends instead of checking the virtual ones.
by a012 9y ago
I do, abandoned Instagram, Whatsapp, and FB for a year and I don't miss a thing. Keep in touch with real friends instead of checking the virtual ones.
- lotsofpulp 9y agoIf you have international family/friends, WhatsApp is the most ubiquitous and easy to use option I’ve come across.
- amatera 9y agoAnd why alternatives like Telegramm are not an easy to use option?
- lotsofpulp 9y agoThat might be an option, but not as ubiquitous and easy to use. We’re dealing with people who barely read and speak a single language, much less English.
- seba_dos1 9y agoHonest question: Is it really? That can be just my network, but I've never stumbled upon anyone using WhatsApp here in Poland. I only know this name because I follow tech news. Almost everyone uses Facebook's Messenger, some people use Telegram, sometimes Hangouts, gamers use Discord, techies Signal or Jabber and that's pretty much it.
- lotsofpulp 9y agoOf course, my observations are limited to me and I don't have any numbers. My interactions are with people in Brazil/US/UK/Australia/India/South Africa/Kenya/Spain/Central America. I know WeChat is more popular in East Asia, and I know a few Telegram/Signal users, but I can find about almost everyone on WhatsApp.
- ng-user 9y agoWhen I was in the Nederlands last year they actually had public signage advertising a WhatsApp group chat (for emergencies and the like) for the surrounding community. I was surprised by how popular it is.
- drukenemo 9y agoI'm from Brazil, live in the Netherlands. Whastapp is ubiquitous in both places. Not using it today is akin to not having a mobile phone years ago.
- rch 9y agoMy friends from Germany, Switzerland, and France all primarily use WhatsApp I've no idea why.