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The problem with getting rid of WhatsApp, for me, is that in many cases the choice is between E2E encryption and a desktop app, or SMS.

As long as the app remains ad-free and E2E encrypted, it's not clear to me that WhatsApp is yet worse than plain SMS.

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signal? the desktop apps are available now on mac/windows/linux and are pretty good.

the tougher thing for me has been the network effect and getting folks to make the jump since _everyone_ is on whatsapp.

Yes, Signal is my preferred messaging app. I'm saying that in many cases, due to the network effect, if I don't use WhatsApp, I'll be communicating to people via SMS.

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