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[–] qooqie@lemmy.world 20 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Where are you guys running into this? I thought for the most part tech people dropped anything associated with meta

[–] skittlebrau@lemmy.world 21 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Some people are ‘forced’ to use WhatsApp due to it being the messaging platform of choice for a lot of people.

[–] qooqie@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

Oh gotcha, I kinda forgot that was under the meta umbrella

[–] StereoTrespasser@lemmy.world -4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

You're not forced to see anything.

[–] skittlebrau@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

I put it in quote marks. Obviously I’m not actually forced to use it, but my entire family uses it and it’s the dominant messaging platform in Indonesia - to the point where people get annoyed with you if you send regular SMS or just end up replying to you on WhatsApp. A lot of businesses large and small also exclusively use it, so you’re causing yourself a lot of annoyance if you actively avoid WhatsApp. It’s a crap situation, but it’s reality in some countries.

[–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

For me it's WhatsApp because it's the defacto group messaging choice

[–] perishthethought@lemm.ee 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

your defacto group messaging choice

Don't throw all of us under that bus, please and thanks

[–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Since it's what everyone else uses, it's what I need to use. Good luck getting everyone to switch to another app

[–] perishthethought@lemm.ee -1 points 6 months ago

Well, see? That's what I was on about. It may be what everyone you know uses, but it's not what everyone I know uses.

But for sure - getting people to switch messengers seems like forcing them to take on a new religion. Not something I'd ever want to force on anyone