whatsapp is unfortunely the lesser evil of propriatery IM when talking about usability, beyond that, the network effect in most kf the world make it the default
And re: network effect, I just told the people I wanted to chat with that I am going to use Signal and then uninstalled. Most followed, some didn’t. That’s just life, I guess.
They’re both facebook products. that doesn’t make whatsapp the lesser evil. That’s like saying the lesser evil of Google Messages is Google Hangouts. What’s the greater evil that isn’t a facebook product?
whatsapp is unfortunely the lesser evil of propriatery IM when talking about usability, beyond that, the network effect in most kf the world make it the default
Huh? What would be the bigger evil?
And re: network effect, I just told the people I wanted to chat with that I am going to use Signal and then uninstalled. Most followed, some didn’t. That’s just life, I guess.
The bigger evil is Facebook messenger.
What? Are you evening listening to yourself
DO you know WhatsApp is owned by Facebook?
They’re both facebook products. that doesn’t make whatsapp the lesser evil. That’s like saying the lesser evil of Google Messages is Google Hangouts. What’s the greater evil that isn’t a facebook product?