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Currently trying to get my friends to leave messenger, text message groups do pretty much anything messenger does without putting money in that assholes pocket.
Fuck if it isn't an uphill battle though
My other alternative is discord just because they all have accounts there.
But they still won't let go of messenger.
I don't want to rain on your parade, but Discord is just another closed system that you will not be able to escape when (not "if") it turns into shit.
I know, but at least the transition is easier, given a lot of my contacts have accounts already. I already gave up on trying to get people on decentralized platforms.
Just the lesser of the evils right now
You know you can just stop using it. I'm stuck with having a fb because of my job but I never answer messenger more quickly than a week later and I always include that I don't use messenger in my response. You don't have to control your friends' actions.
Oh I plan on not using it, just trying to get the best alternatives before I jump off the ship