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Why is it so hard to get friends to leave Discord, WhatsApp, Instagram, and others? Anyone else feel this? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 days ago by autonomoususer@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I’ve been seeing this more and more in comments, and it’s got me wondering just how big this issue really is. A lot of people feel trapped in apps like Discord, WhatsApp, and Instagram, but can’t get their friends to leave.

It’s really annoying when you suggest trying something new, whether it’s a different app or just not using these platforms so much but sometimes it can feel like no one wants to go first.

So I’m curious, what apps do you feel most trapped in? And have you tried convincing your friends to leave them? What happened? Is it an issue for you, or are you just going along with the flow?

Looking forward to hearing if this is as common as it feels!

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[–] Zak@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Certainly, but installing additional messaging apps on a phone has almost no cost on either iPhone or Android. It's interesting that iPhone users seem to dislike the idea more.

[–] TimLovesTech@badatbeing.social 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The having to do something is the cost, because they have a perfectly good messaging app already, "why can't you just use that?"

And that cost is more on Apple's platform because Apple has been designing it that way since the beginning. It's the whole reason android users got a different color bubble, not because they had to, but it was a way to identify the person that wasn't using an iPhone and make them stand out. Making it almost unimaginable to switch to Android for youth who care so much about not being "out" of the group.

And Google has identified this, and put a lot of cringe-worthy effort into addressing it at their Pixel event this time around.

[–] Zak@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

they have a perfectly good messaging app already, “why can’t you just use that?”

Only running on one brand of phone would be the obvious reason here. Installing an additional app seems like a slightly smaller ask than buying a different phone.