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> But most people don't care or open alternatives would be more popular. I disagree with your premise. Whatsapp wasn't always owned by FB/Meta. It had a huge
by JustSomeNobody 4y ago
> But most people don't care or open alternatives would be more popular.
I disagree with your premise.
Whatsapp wasn't always owned by FB/Meta. It had a huge user base then got bought out.
Alternatives like Signal are popular, but it's hard to overcome inertia. Give them time.
- nevinera 4y ago.. time to get a huge userbase and then bought out?
- t0bia_s 4y agoNo. Centralised IM is bad in design by default. We need decentralisation. Like email still has and it is also a reason wh is it so popular. I would rather say "Give time to decentralisation". It slowly became a standard. If more people abandon abusive software.