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I really hate it when people say “just delete Facebook apps”. I would lose touch with almost everyone I know. They either use Facebook or WhatsApp, I can’t just

I really hate it when people say “just delete Facebook apps”. I would lose touch with almost everyone I know. They either use Facebook or WhatsApp, I can’t justify deleting either.

hparadiz 5y ago
They make no where near as much money on you from WhatsApp as they do from Facebook.
- deleted 5y ago
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cr1895 5y ago
You can continue to use Facebook with the mobile website…the point of the parent comment was to just not use the app itself.
- woutr_be 5y ago
  How does that work for WhatsApp (a Facebook app now)?
  - contriban 5y ago
    It doesn’t. WhatsApp is an app on your phone. That’s it. It can’t be anything else anywhere else, it’s how it’s been designed.
    - woutr_be 5y ago
      That’s exactly my point, I can’t justify deleting it.
      - slothtrop 5y ago
        Some people shift to Telegram / Signal if they can get their friends to install them.
        Proziam 5y ago
        I did this. Shifted the whole family to Telegram, and am hoping Signal catches up so we can switch to that. I do have a few members of the family on Signal already though. They're just the ones that don't mind giving up stickers and the nice interface
        ViViDboarder 5y ago
        Signal has had stickers for over a year now. https://signal.org/blog/make-privacy-stick/ https://signal.org/blog/make-privacy-stick/ About the time they added stickers, and message replies my friends group chats switched over.
        Proziam 5y ago
        The feature exists but the overall quality and variety just aren't the same. For whatever reason, people get comfortable with the familiar and even a cosmetic change creates a barrier. I have no doubt signal will catch up though.
saos 5y ago
Actually these type of situation show who are your friends. Your friends will call you, text you and arrange meets. And There’s FaceTime if your far from friend. Stop relying on Facebook to connect you…
- woutr_be 5y ago
  Excuse me, but what? My friends text and call me through WhatsApp or Facebook. If anything, me ditching those two services would justify them not reaching out, because it implies I’m the difficult one. Me making it difficult to be reached does not mean they’re not my friends. EDIT: > And There’s FaceTime if your far from friend. Stop relying on Facebook to connect you… I'm not even sure to describe how ignorant this comment is. Even if I stop relying on Facebook to connect me. Now I'm relying to Apple to connect me? Am I supposed to tell me friends that because I don't use Facebook, they should all buy an iPhone to connect with me?
  - Frost1x 5y ago
    >Me making it difficult to be reached does not mean they’re not my friends. Is phone and SMS considered 'difficult' now? Everyone I know simply uses SMS and phone calls. I suppose if you have globally distributed friends groups, this could be difficult, otherwise I don't see why. You give up a few features and it's not the most secure but it's a viable alternative almost everyone has access to.
    - woutr_be 5y ago
      Well, I live abroad, my family and friends have various group chats on WhatsApp and Messenger. I can’t blame them for not wanting to include me, since it would cost them quite a bit of money to text or call me. Plus, phone calls are quite different from general text messages. Messages allows anyone to reply on a time they’re free for it. So in general, yes, SMS is considered difficult, in my situation. The main thing that WhatsApp and Messenger gave me was the ability to stay in touch with anyone I knew, wherever they lived. SMS just doesn’t cut it; huge fees and no groups. There’s really no alternative.
slothtrop 5y ago
Use the web app version with Firefox (for Facebook proper, not WhatsApp)

I really hate it when people say “just delete Facebook apps”. I would lose touch with almost everyone I know. They either use Facebook or WhatsApp, I can’t justify deleting either.

hparadiz 5y ago

They make no where near as much money on you from WhatsApp as they do from Facebook.

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cr1895 5y ago

You can continue to use Facebook with the mobile website…the point of the parent comment was to just not use the app itself.

woutr_be 5y ago
How does that work for WhatsApp (a Facebook app now)?
- contriban 5y ago
  It doesn’t. WhatsApp is an app on your phone. That’s it. It can’t be anything else anywhere else, it’s how it’s been designed.
  - woutr_be 5y ago
    That’s exactly my point, I can’t justify deleting it.
    - slothtrop 5y ago
      Some people shift to Telegram / Signal if they can get their friends to install them.
      - Proziam 5y ago
        I did this. Shifted the whole family to Telegram, and am hoping Signal catches up so we can switch to that. I do have a few members of the family on Signal already though. They're just the ones that don't mind giving up stickers and the nice interface
        ViViDboarder 5y ago
        Signal has had stickers for over a year now. https://signal.org/blog/make-privacy-stick/ https://signal.org/blog/make-privacy-stick/ About the time they added stickers, and message replies my friends group chats switched over.
        Proziam 5y ago
        The feature exists but the overall quality and variety just aren't the same. For whatever reason, people get comfortable with the familiar and even a cosmetic change creates a barrier. I have no doubt signal will catch up though.

saos 5y ago

Actually these type of situation show who are your friends. Your friends will call you, text you and arrange meets. And There’s FaceTime if your far from friend. Stop relying on Facebook to connect you…

woutr_be 5y ago
Excuse me, but what? My friends text and call me through WhatsApp or Facebook. If anything, me ditching those two services would justify them not reaching out, because it implies I’m the difficult one. Me making it difficult to be reached does not mean they’re not my friends. EDIT: > And There’s FaceTime if your far from friend. Stop relying on Facebook to connect you… I'm not even sure to describe how ignorant this comment is. Even if I stop relying on Facebook to connect me. Now I'm relying to Apple to connect me? Am I supposed to tell me friends that because I don't use Facebook, they should all buy an iPhone to connect with me?
- Frost1x 5y ago
  >Me making it difficult to be reached does not mean they’re not my friends. Is phone and SMS considered 'difficult' now? Everyone I know simply uses SMS and phone calls. I suppose if you have globally distributed friends groups, this could be difficult, otherwise I don't see why. You give up a few features and it's not the most secure but it's a viable alternative almost everyone has access to.
  - woutr_be 5y ago
    Well, I live abroad, my family and friends have various group chats on WhatsApp and Messenger. I can’t blame them for not wanting to include me, since it would cost them quite a bit of money to text or call me. Plus, phone calls are quite different from general text messages. Messages allows anyone to reply on a time they’re free for it. So in general, yes, SMS is considered difficult, in my situation. The main thing that WhatsApp and Messenger gave me was the ability to stay in touch with anyone I knew, wherever they lived. SMS just doesn’t cut it; huge fees and no groups. There’s really no alternative.

slothtrop 5y ago

Use the web app version with Firefox (for Facebook proper, not WhatsApp)