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WhatsApp is the worst app on your Windows 11 PC right now, eating 1.2GB of RAM doing nothing (www.windowslatest.com)
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[–] NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip 2 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Privacy is a tiny part of it. It's the directly supporting and funding a multi billion dollar corporation that is actively make everything worse for everyone. Go look at all their planned projects.

The easiest thing to do is not play along. If you are relying on whatsapp for socializing doesn't that make you want to leave even more?

[–] Comfort0957@lemmy.ml 1 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

No, why would that be the case? All these companies are terrible and there's so much that boycotting can do without isolating you from your social circles. Here in Brazil it was already weird to be telling people I don't have Instagram. Not having WhatsApp means you won't do a lot of stuff, including talking to your doctor. It's not my choice, it's a systemic dependence and yeah, it sucks.

[–] NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip 1 points 15 hours ago

Gotta break the cycle somehow. Participating is being complicit.

I too had that issue with a doctor. I worked it out though. It's hard when everyone depends on WhatsApp, but I refuse to play along. I will hang out with people who get that, I don't want to associate with people who don't care.