> they're part of what I would call "critical social infrastructure." Really? That seems a depressingly low bar for what you consider "critical". If WhatsApp w

> they're part of what I would call "critical social infrastructure." Really? That seems a depressingly low bar for what you consider "critical". If WhatsApp would disappear tomorrow, I think my social infrastructure would not suffer at all. I still have a smartphone with hundreds of other apps, including iMessage, SMS, and so on.. Besides that, I only consider real human interaction as critical. > Asking to leave WhatsApp is like cancelling your contract with your ISP and going offline just because you don't like the company. Sounds kind of depressing again. Not sure where you live, but most countries in the world have more than one ISP. I have switched ISP often in my lifetime. Never was it an issue, nor a massive burden and it has not caused me to go offline at all.