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I have always been curious about this. Did you get them to use other services or did they stubbornly refuse and you just accepted it? I am talking using Chrome, using Windows, using social media like Tiktok or Facebook or Instagram, etc. Bonus points if you have kids because that is even more work in the privacy realm

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[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"I will answer it unlike..."

That's not making things easier, that's just forcing people to adapt to your niche choices or not be able to communicate with you.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And that's materially different from having to join Discord/Teams/Facebook because that's where someone you need to speak with communicates with how?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

SMS doesn't require you to join any specific service except the phone service you're already paying for.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And OP was talking about not answering 'google chat'. Calling that SMS is comparing apples to potatoes.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Sure, but OP and the people they want to connect with don't have to force their choice of proprietary app into others when there's a universal solution that works for all phones.