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whatsapp is just a lame messaging app, there is literally thousands of them I live fine without using any FB products if your livelihood depends on a lame mes

• scrollaway 4y ago
  In my world we call this victim blaming. Go out and meet some people whose families are on Whatsapp. Whose parents or grandparents know exactly how to use the one app and that's it. I boycott LinkedIn and I have enough trouble as it is because of that. And it's LinkedIn, a lame-ass feel-good social network. WhatsApp is a messaging app and has over 2 billion users, with a penetration so large in some countries (especially Europe) that it gets special treatment for ISPs, it's often the only way to contact some businesses, and has de facto replaced SMS for many. There aren't "thousands of messaging apps" with that kind of userbase. Pointless for you? Good for you. Your life is not others', though, please have empathy.
• ahonhn 4y ago
  Yes, there were viable alternatives right up till quite recently but unfortunately that wrong something seems to be ubiquitous now. My work and all our customers do most communication on Whatsapp now. My spouse's work is just the same. Ditto for most other potential employers / customers / clients now. Everyone I know pretty much exclusively uses Whatsapp for messaging now. It sucks and I don't much like Whatsapp but its the reason I even own a smartphone - and without it I doubt I'd even be able to put food on the table now.