Illegal Life Pro Tip: Want to ruin your competitors business?

Re:Illegal Life Pro Tip: Want to ruin your competitors busin... by rex_gallorum2 on Monday July 03, 2023 @04:58PM (#36578750)

I've encountered the WhatsApp issue too. It's the communication tool in some parts of the world, but not others. In some circles people cannot imagine that you are a living breathing person who does not have it.

I use a bottom tier flip phone in the US, and a 13 year old Nokia with a pay-as-you go SIM in Europe.

I've noticed that there has been a generational shift towards smartphone-only communications, but I haven't really had to deal with it. I'd like to hear more about that. Oddly I use some of the same communication tools that young kids use, namely Discord, as it doesn't require a phone number. Linking online accounts and communications to a phone number has always put me off.

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Re:Illegal Life Pro Tip: Want to ruin your competitors busin... by MandieD on Tuesday July 04, 2023 @02:27AM (#36582938)

In Germany, WhatsApp is ubiquitous, possibly because when it hit the app stores, a lot of people were still paying per SMS, but had adequate data plans, and offered easy-enough group chats early on that at least felt private.

Also, even a lot of Facebook skeptics have no idea they’re owned and run by the same company…

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