unfortunately switching away from messengers like this is much harder than other stuff cuz you have to move your entire social network over. it can be done, but unless all your friends and family are also foss and privacy nerds it’s going to be difficult
then again idk if it’s possible, but if it is, you should at least use whatsapp within a web browser. it may even consume less ram that way lol
It isn’t hard to make that move though it’s just inconvenient. I wouldn’t play along, friends and family can fuck right off if they wont leave. It’s directly funding so many nasty things I can’t be part of it.
Privacy is a tiny part of it. It’s the directly supporting and funding a multi billion dollar corporation that is actively make everything worse for everyone. Go look at all their planned projects.
The easiest thing to do is not play along. If you are relying on whatsapp for socializing doesn’t that make you want to leave even more?
No, why would that be the case?
All these companies are terrible and there’s so much that boycotting can do without isolating you from your social circles. Here in Brazil it was already weird to be telling people I don’t have Instagram. Not having WhatsApp means you won’t do a lot of stuff, including talking to your doctor. It’s not my choice, it’s a systemic dependence and yeah, it sucks.
Gotta break the cycle somehow. Participating is being complicit.
I too had that issue with a doctor. I worked it out though. It’s hard when everyone depends on WhatsApp, but I refuse to play along. I will hang out with people who get that, I don’t want to associate with people who don’t care.
WhatsApp is used for businesses a ton here in the EU. A customer-facing business owner like a cafe/restaurant it is almost required in some places. So much much more than “inconvenient”
That’s interesting. I’m surprised there isn’t a bigger backlash to requiring WhatsApp with the digital sovereignty push I’ve been hearing about. I work for a US based SaaS provider, and we spent a lot of marketing and sales resources assuring European businesses that we aren’t part of the American push to take over the entire tech world.
unfortunately switching away from messengers like this is much harder than other stuff cuz you have to move your entire social network over. it can be done, but unless all your friends and family are also foss and privacy nerds it’s going to be difficult
then again idk if it’s possible, but if it is, you should at least use whatsapp within a web browser. it may even consume less ram that way lol
It isn’t hard to make that move though it’s just inconvenient. I wouldn’t play along, friends and family can fuck right off if they wont leave. It’s directly funding so many nasty things I can’t be part of it.
I get the privacy concerns but social isolation is worse for you. Do what you can and don’t stress that much about it.
Privacy is a tiny part of it. It’s the directly supporting and funding a multi billion dollar corporation that is actively make everything worse for everyone. Go look at all their planned projects.
The easiest thing to do is not play along. If you are relying on whatsapp for socializing doesn’t that make you want to leave even more?
No, why would that be the case? All these companies are terrible and there’s so much that boycotting can do without isolating you from your social circles. Here in Brazil it was already weird to be telling people I don’t have Instagram. Not having WhatsApp means you won’t do a lot of stuff, including talking to your doctor. It’s not my choice, it’s a systemic dependence and yeah, it sucks.
Gotta break the cycle somehow. Participating is being complicit.
I too had that issue with a doctor. I worked it out though. It’s hard when everyone depends on WhatsApp, but I refuse to play along. I will hang out with people who get that, I don’t want to associate with people who don’t care.
How is using Whatsapp for free funding anything?
There are advertisements inside of WhatsApp, advertisements in turn make money, that money goes to meta. I hope this helps you understand.
I use Whatsapp every day and I’ve never seen an ad. There’s no need to be so condescending.
WhatsApp is used for businesses a ton here in the EU. A customer-facing business owner like a cafe/restaurant it is almost required in some places. So much much more than “inconvenient”
True, I have to deal with this regularly.
They dont get my business or we work something else out.
That’s interesting. I’m surprised there isn’t a bigger backlash to requiring WhatsApp with the digital sovereignty push I’ve been hearing about. I work for a US based SaaS provider, and we spent a lot of marketing and sales resources assuring European businesses that we aren’t part of the American push to take over the entire tech world.