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preventing your grandma from using whatsapp through technological friction must be one of the worst ways to handle it.

this extremely selfish, I've seen whatsapp let old people enjoy internet like we did as kids.

if you want to be a responsible member of the tech community at least take the time to educate your own grandma.

Conversely, eliminating the friction required for Grandma to unwittingly hand over her personal information isn't exactly an altruistic response. It's a lose-lose situation, you may as well just support the more open platform if they're both bunk anyways.

that strawman conveniently ignored my point about taking an active role in the education of people close to you.

when someone I knew got hit by ransomware I felt responsible so I offered people close to me help understanding basic computer hygiene to prevent this sort of thing, and a lot took my offer.

Isn’t that the point behind an AppStore? Otherwise you should do Windows style software distribution.

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