billyjoebowers, 3 months ago

@philip_cardella

I only recently starting using this with a group that uses it.

I'm not into it. I mostly ignore it.

philip_cardella, 3 months ago

@billyjoebowers that's why I hate it.

If I don't constantly keep up with it I fall hopelessly behind, feel stupid and then just ignore it.

Nevermind that it claims to be secure but only so long as some dictator doesn't want to see what you're posting.

billyjoebowers, 3 months ago

@philip_cardella

I only signed up grudgingly, and tried to be careful, but I'm not posting anything more than "thanks"

paninid, 3 months ago

@philip_cardella

Like most social product companies, Meta does not know how to innovate constructively.

Destructively, they’ve cornered the market.

philip_cardella, 3 months ago

@paninid yeah. I hear that. I've gotten rid of everything but WA. People in my world swear by it.

Honestly, it's just three groups. But they're really important and pretty large 50+ people. So they get out of hand constantly.

Le sigh.

paninid, 3 months ago

@philip_cardella
WhatsApp penetrated international / globally distributed communities early on, and that is where it is the most sticky, I have observed.

mrcompletely, 3 months ago

@paninid @philip_cardella that seems right. I've refused to use it, or any meta product except for a passive IG presence - if you want to talk to me about anything serious, install Signal or GTFO. But I admittedly keep overly strict boundaries for whatever psychological trust-issue reasons I have, and this isn't practical for anyone really trying to engage with groups of people