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Not unparalleled - Google exists.
And we need less advertising, not more.
> and WhatsApp is basically a utility-level communication system for a big chunk of the globe.
Many other such systems exist - Telegram, Signal, Google Chat.
> Instagram is a key cultural driver of the Western world
Western culture will get along just fine without Instagram.
> the overall impact would transform the world around you.
For the better.
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Not unparalleled - Google exists.
And we need less advertising, not more.
> and WhatsApp is basically a utility-level communication system for a big chunk of the globe.
Many other such systems exist - Telegram, Signal, Google Chat.
> Instagram is a key cultural driver of the Western world
Western culture will get along just fine without Instagram.
> the overall impact would transform the world around you.
For the better.