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Re:WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebo... by Zelphyr on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @08:36PM (#25666096)
The flaw in that way of thinking is that kids, broke college students, and those generally less well off had no social life or network before social media.
Re:WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebo... by MakersF on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @09:11PM (#25666401)
True, but that was because no one had social media. Now that a big majority of people have it and interact over it, if you don't have it the chances of being marginalized are higher.

When everyone was using SMSes to chat, how did the kid that did not have a phone felt? And people were social before phones existes too.

I think that being outside of the main mean of communication is going to have an impact on your social life, independently of what the medium is