Lee DunaWhatsApp is one step closer to adding email address verification
DyskolosThe boomers who are using zuckerapp do have emails. It will work out fine š
Something Burger šWhatsApp isnāt only for boomers. Pretty much everyone with a smartphone uses it.
Never met an it-pro using that thing. And beside some boomers and younger technically challenged, i have never seen one using it.
To each his own. People actually use facebook too. Or even twiā¦ Errr. X.
MetzIt is extremely widespread in Europe. In Germany, a good 50 million people (out of 80) use it every day. I would describe myself as very tech-savvy and privacy-conscious and would normally never use it , but since everyone in the family and friends use it without exception, there is no escape.
Iām german too, and I just deny using a tool just because āeveryone else does itā. Those who use it and want to contact me, have bad luck or just use a decent messenger. This āthere-is-no-escapeā-mentality helps that shitty company to keep its grasp on people. I try to educate and offer alternatives. If itās not accepted, then at least I tried.
Nah man, I value way more the contact with my mum and close friends more than refusing to use an stupid app.
If my mum is in trouble and try to message me via WhatsApp: āsorry mum, I donāt answer WhatsApp messages, good luck next time trying to get someone to help youā. By the way, most of my family calls via WhatsApp because we live in different countries.
So. They can choose the app, but you mustnāt? Thatās a weird reasoning imho.
You know, thereās still a thing like sms or email if they really have to and ignore my simple wishes.
Yeah, they do, thatās what living in a society is, not everyone does as you want, and you have to compromise.I have my own choices (in other aspects) which they probably have to live with. But Iām not going to ghost my mum just because she uses WhatsApp, thatās plain entitlement and stupidity.
Sorry, but itās not ghosting to me if theyāre ignorantly refusing to use anything else than this piece of crap software despite any explanation and help to install another one. Unless theyāre technically that challenged, that they would need years to understand it. I would accept nearly ANY other messenger, which i would install too. Once had viber installed just because one friend was slovakian and itās their thing there. But not WA. To me itās integrity, i couldnāt look in the mirror if Iād be installing what i despise. Like a vegan eating meat not to offend someone.
I know, most people donāt care about those things at all. But I do. And i hate, that the worst companies always win the races. I canāt hate AND support it at the same time.
Of course email serves a different purpose. But thatās beside sms the only alternative thatās most likely already installed/available. I get a message on my messenger whenever i receive an email on any account, so i least it would be little lag for me.
check out deltachat! itās for messagingā¦ over email!