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> Deleting WhatsApp, while annoying for me personally, has resulted in many people I know joining Signal or Telegram — the network effect can be broken by being belligerent.

Network effect is irrelevant for pure messaging services. If someone needs to talk to you, they'll send a pigeon if they have to.

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You underestimate the power of convenience. It doesn't bother me much, but I've lost friends because we couldn't keep in touch anywhere other than facebook and whatsapp. Eventually, anyone can stop needing to talk to you.

>You underestimate the power of convenience. It doesn't bother me much, but I've lost friends because we couldn't keep in touch anywhere other than facebook and whatsapp. Eventually, anyone can stop needing to talk to you.

Then I guess they weren't very good friends, were they? If they were, they might make an effort, no?

Perhaps not, but often there's value in maintaining casual friendships.

>Perhaps not, but often there's value in maintaining casual friendships.

A good point. I can't (and don't pretend to) speak for anyone else, but I want to be around people who want to be around me. And not all of those.

Take from that what you will.

Which messaging app do you think most people would join… one with nobody else using it, or one with everyone else using?

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