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Re:I Am Leaving by imchillyb on Wednesday July 12, 2023 @01:13PM (#36697982)
This is a disingenuous argument.

Chat programs are not stores in any typical sense of the word.

Chat programs are effectively clubhouses. Convincing a person that they’ve joined the wrong club, invested time and effort in the wrong club, and should make better and more informed choices in clubs…

Lol. Have you MET a human before?

Good luck and don’t hold your breath.

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Re:I Am Leaving by strogonoff on Wednesday July 12, 2023 @01:20PM (#36698129)
Chat programs are not stores. That part was responding to the analogy of boycotts and elections.

Chat programs are also not clubs. There is no associated identity. No hardcore WhatsAppers it Telegrammers.

In fact, if you regularly meet actual humans, you might find out that most of them simply don’t care.

You dislike WhatsApp? Give them something equally convenient but that cares about privacy and they will just use it. Refuse to add them on WhatsApp and if you are an interesting person they will install whatever you use, even Signal, to stay in touch.

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Re:I Am Leaving by CoastalCoder on Wednesday July 12, 2023 @01:29PM (#36698306)
> This is a disingenuous argument.

Please keep it polite. I don't see how you can know that commentator's intent.

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