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dzikimarian on Nov 16, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Privacy is priceless, but Signal is expensive

Experience on WhatsApp, Telegram or any other IM is vastly better than SMS. Unless by SMS you mean iMessage - then it's even simpler - most of the world doesn't use iPhones.

dghlsakjg on Nov 16, 2023 [–]

I think that's the gp's point.

Given the choice between SMS and a service that provides the same functionality is free, superior in most ways, borderless, etc. the choice to use whatsapp is obvious.

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