True, I don’t think that applies to a FOSS centric community like lemmy tho, nothing wrong with that, it’s just that I think that the wrong expectations are in place, I could be wrong ofc

I work at the IT of a big bank, don’t even have permission to change my windows wallpaper. The corporate struggle is mind-boggling sometimes.

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That’s not the problem, as long as one lives in a society, one is bound to participate in it, willingly or not.

If you do not use, someone else will, and sooner or later you will consume something made by said person.

Just “not using it yourself”, won’t cut it.

Said the Swaheli in the Swaheli coast

It is a tool to scratch one’s head. It has those thin bending wires than envelop the head when you press the tool against it. It feels SUPER good, for those who like tho have their head scratched.

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Don’t get me wrong, I tried the switch, multiple times.

Where I live the vast majority uses pre-paid plans that give internet bandwidth, some calls but hardly no SMS, so that’s not an alternative, unless in an emergency or you want to contact someone unilaterally.

If I want someone to use it, they will have to convince their other circles to do the same, which statically decreases the chances of switching, and you get things like: “but we’re already talking fine on Whats (whatsapp)”, “it’s too much trouble to have another app just for you”, “I don’t care who’s behind the app, its works fine”.

To add salt to injury, many places (like stores, restaurants, salons, etc), have WhatsApp as the main communication method, some companies will even have the option to update you on things like delivery or banking solutions via WhatsApp.

It’s something so ingrained in our culture at this point that is super hard to change.

I’m not looking for solutions here, just stating a sad state of affairs, I like privacy but it’s not always an option living in society.

My trouble as well, I’d love to switch from Whatsapp, but literally every person I talk to and most people in my city/estate/country uses It.

There’s a “vendor lock” term, maybe this would be a “social lock”?