All my friends are on whatsapp. Even when some switched to Signal, others simply declined ("I don't need another chat app"). It's a pandemic. I haven't seen my

All my friends are on whatsapp. Even when some switched to Signal, others simply declined ("I don't need another chat app"). It's a pandemic. I haven't seen my friends in a year. I want to have the option to talk to them. Due to health risks of my spouse, and due to vaccine delays, I will not see them until autumn. Blocking Whatsapp may very well amount to cutting off a lot of contacts for me - not that I have many. More social isolation is a high price to pay at this point. Don't get my wrong though, my soul burns with seething hatred for Whatsapp and Facebook over this. If I'd meet someone working for these companies, I might very well spit in their face. Heck, if any of you work for these companies, shame on you. You are taking advantage of the situation, of people being isolated. And you know it. But yeah - around these parts, Whatsapp is THE message app everyone uses. And it's sticky. Very much so.