Can you easily communicate in your country (business/private life) without being involuntarily forced to use whatsapp?

https://lemmy.world/post/2037625

Can you easily communicate in your country (business/private life) without being involuntarily forced to use whatsapp? - Lemmy.world

… is it possible to do any kind of business and/or have regular conversations without having to use whatsapp as a main way of communication? If you’d like you can say in what country you’re living.

My social life took a nose dive after uninstalling it.
And then a lot of communication ran through my wife’s account (she was connected to everyone and told me about what’s going on).
Germany.