• @meliaesc@lemmy.world
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    109 days ago

    Whatsapp is the only real form of instant communication in my country (Jamaica), because it still costs money to send texts and a lot of other messaging services aren’t even available/supported in the region.

      • @mriswith@lemmy.world
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        119 days ago

        Tons of things work.

        When people say things like that, they don’t understand technology and just say that the popular thing is the “only” way.

        • @meliaesc@lemmy.world
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          29 days ago

          In my case, good luck convincing the average Jamaican to switch to Signal, same problem everywhere! Just trying to give context to the verb “whatsapp”.

      • Echo Dot
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        59 days ago

        I don’t think they actually said that I think they were just saying that WhatsApp is the primary method of communication in Jamaica

        • @Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de
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          8 days ago

          a lot of other messaging services aren’t even available/supported in the region.

          They were clearly saying that

          It was probably easier to say that, than explain the social forces at work, but still, they said it.

      • @rishado@lemmy.world
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        28 days ago

        Signal did not replace expensive texting and offer free wireless communication for the first time EVER in basically every developing country. Get off your high horse.

    • @Kecessa@sh.itjust.works
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      9 days ago

      It’s not relevant to the point I was making, even if it’s the only thing that’s used it doesn’t mean that a text message becomes “a WhatsApp” or that you get “whatsapped”.