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But your friend groups would probably be able to migrate to Signal/Discord/Hangouts/etc quite quickly if WhatsApp were to disappear, no? WhatsApp has the networ
by Wowfunhappy 5y ago
But your friend groups would probably be able to migrate to Signal/Discord/Hangouts/etc quite quickly if WhatsApp were to disappear, no? WhatsApp has the network effect on its side by way of existing, but that could change quickly if given a push.
- Broken_Hippo 5y agoSure. But you might not get everyone back - you'd have to have an alternate method of talking to the folks to get them to switch and meet up in the same place. You'd have this if the service just slowly died (like landlines), but not if something breaks instantly - forever. I'm guessing we've all had this when games died (especially old text-based MMORPG's, for example. So many people gone).
- phpnode 5y agoAt least with WhatsApp you do have the contact's phone number, so you can reach them via SMS if necessary.
- Broken_Hippo 5y agoDo you have to open WhatsApp and connect to the servers to access the number? (Honest question here, I've never used it)
- Wowfunhappy 5y agoYou have to open the app, but you can see phone numbers in airplane mode.