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My wife doesn't check email frequently, so SMS (or even better, WhatsApp) would be more reliable. Maybe an alternative is to store the WhatsApp contact informa

by mococa 5mo ago

My wife doesn't check email frequently, so SMS (or even better, WhatsApp) would be more reliable. Maybe an alternative is to store the WhatsApp contact information of people who could help behind a password. Then, if I need help, I can ask to borrow someone's phone on the street. If they don't have WhatsApp, I can just make a regular phone call instead.

fn-mote 5mo ago
> If they don't have WhatsApp Is this really likely? I would guess only 70 year olds don't have WhatsApp. Seems more likely you forget the impoprtant phone numbers because you never enter them manually.
- x187463 5mo ago
  With iMessage, Discord, and Signal, I can't imagine a use case for me or anyone I know to use WhatsApp.
  - nerdsniper 5mo ago
    The vast majority of the world defaults to whatsapp. But yes, other than convention, any of these could be equivalent. I don’t see why you would care for Discord over whatsapp except that it’s what you happen to use already.
- sheept 5mo ago
  WhatsApp is not universally used. Line, WeChat, and KakaoTalk are more common in East Asia
- malfist 5mo ago
  Nobody in my friend group has a WhatsApp and I'm a millennial.
  - j45 5mo ago
    It doesn’t have to be just for one type of user.
  - venzaspa 5mo ago
    Depends where you are, in most European countries, everyone including their grandmas will use Whatsapp.
- NDlurker 5mo ago
  In the US, the only people I know who use WhatsApp are immigrants who use it to talk to friends and family back home.
- appreciatorBus 5mo ago
  lol not 70, no Whatsapp.
ianburrell 5mo ago
Why hide emergency contact info? Put it in Emergency group on everyone's phone. The goal should be to send a single message with nature of emergency, what you need from them, and what they do like call police I could see a private reference page with important info. Including checklist for various scenarios. That's what I thought you did. Then print out a copy and put in binder somewhere at home.

by mococa 5mo ago

fn-mote 5mo ago

> If they don't have WhatsApp Is this really likely? I would guess only 70 year olds don't have WhatsApp. Seems more likely you forget the impoprtant phone numbers because you never enter them manually.

x187463 5mo ago
With iMessage, Discord, and Signal, I can't imagine a use case for me or anyone I know to use WhatsApp.
- nerdsniper 5mo ago
  The vast majority of the world defaults to whatsapp. But yes, other than convention, any of these could be equivalent. I don’t see why you would care for Discord over whatsapp except that it’s what you happen to use already.
sheept 5mo ago
WhatsApp is not universally used. Line, WeChat, and KakaoTalk are more common in East Asia
malfist 5mo ago
Nobody in my friend group has a WhatsApp and I'm a millennial.
- j45 5mo ago
  It doesn’t have to be just for one type of user.
- venzaspa 5mo ago
  Depends where you are, in most European countries, everyone including their grandmas will use Whatsapp.
NDlurker 5mo ago
In the US, the only people I know who use WhatsApp are immigrants who use it to talk to friends and family back home.
appreciatorBus 5mo ago
lol not 70, no Whatsapp.

ianburrell 5mo ago

Why hide emergency contact info? Put it in Emergency group on everyone's phone. The goal should be to send a single message with nature of emergency, what you need from them, and what they do like call police I could see a private reference page with important info. Including checklist for various scenarios. That's what I thought you did. Then print out a copy and put in binder somewhere at home.