• Mountaineer
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    2 months ago

    I agree and use Signal myself.
    But people like the extra features of WhatsApp like desktop/web clients with seamless history sync and all the other little things that WhatsApp provides.
    The average Joe doesn’t even think about security or privacy, they just know that the results of using WhatsApp are superior than using SMS.
    iMessage is a non starter everywhere out of the US, it just doesn’t have the market penetration.
    As an Australian, no one I know (many of whom own iPhones) talk about the blue-green bubble stuff.
    They recognise where the fault lies and simply don’t use the app.

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        2 months ago

        I have a friend group that insist on all events being planned through facebook.
        I’ve missed out on events in the past due to not taking part.
        It’s no longer a hill I wish to die on.