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[–] SomethingBurger@jlai.lu 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In Europe it's used by almost everyone.

[–] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm also in Europe. And for me it's as i said. Wouldn't even know one reason FOR whatsapp besides the popularity.

[–] desconectado@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, that's small little thing, that everyone uses it. I've been waiting to get away from WhatsApp for years, but I would be an idiot to say that I can get away from it and still communicate with my family and friends via text.

[–] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago

If everyone would think this way, all other messengers would be extinct and Zuckerberg would rule over everyones most personal data. And then, oh wonder, it suddenly has a subscription-cost too.

Not for me. If people are so stubborn to use it, they gotta go back to email or sms if they really wanna reach me. I don't use that crap, nor facebook or twitter or instagram or tiktok or....