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I got a new job. whatsapp group (20 people) is migrating to signal because I don't use it. (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I understand that it may be problematic sometimes but this was very smooth. I didn't even say anything.

A: what's your number for the whatsapp group Me: I don't have whatsapp because of facebook. B: ok, we have to use signal then A: ok

And that was it. Life can be very easy sometimes

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (11 children)

If i ever get a job and have to use whatsapp, im using to use all those stupid stickers in every message i send

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 months ago (9 children)

Pretty much the entire world, except the US and Canada, is WhatsApp based. Every job chat, every message you send, it's all WhatsApp. Heck to pay for parking or to get immigration visa services from the government, it's mostly WhatsApp. And yes you can send stickers.

Sometimes Lemmy loses perspective that the way 300ish million people do something is not that relevant to the other 7500 million.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I don’t know what pretty much „the entire world” you’re talking about but Im pretty sure whatsapp has no official uses in this little known continent called Europe.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

bruh what? Italy a lot of towns have a telegram and a whatsapp channel. Everyone uses whatsapp here and it's similar in Ukraine, Ireland, and several other places.