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No, many of my peers (30somethings in midwestern US) default to SMS. The only platforms you can guarantee everyone in a group can be expected to have are email,
by LeifCarrotson 6y ago
No, many of my peers (30somethings in midwestern US) default to SMS. The only platforms you can guarantee everyone in a group can be expected to have are email, SMS, or phone calls, so for informal social stuff we end up in a text message thread.
Probably 80% have Facebook, 50% iMessage, 30% Discord 20% Twitter/Signal/Telegram/Whatsapp (pre-FB).
What messenger app can you depend on everyone having if not one of those three federated platforms?
- chrisan 6y agoYou can explain to your friends that group text messages are horrible, and there are far better ways of having daily conversations with separate threads. Nearly all of my 40 something friends from the Midwest have both telegram and discord, however telegram is primarily used as its just better on mobile. We have groups for all kinds of topics, cars, garden, tv, movies, sports, politics (ewww), etc. If you aren't interested in lawncare simply leave or mute the group in remain in touch via other mutual groups. The only guy not in the group is someone who still prefers phone calls. I've yet to not be able to convince someone that separate threads/groups is way better than a bulk text group.
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