Sometimes they do, but then they will take much more time to give you a response.
Sometimes, they simply don't have n alternative, like my city's local service for reporting broken streetlights.
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And no, I can't simply stop using or ask friends to move to an alternative. I'm from Brazil and that thing is so popular and mainstream, that even stores or public services use it.
Just this week, I had to report an animal abuse case to the authorities, and the official communication channel I had to use was through whatsapp.
It's sad to see how dependent of a single proprietary service for something so important we allowed ourselves to become...
But still good reasons, anyway.
Bring back the smaller phones!
That's amazing.
Here in Brazil, we had the government encouraging free software in the 2000s, but the projects and policies were all abandoned.
And to think we could have a similar adoption to yours today... sigh...
Back then, people didn't understand how such projects give benefits in a long timeframe, and wanted immediate results,, something impossible.
Even more important is to see the windows downtrend. We need competition, keep it going!
One trick is to have anold android phone. I created a couple of accounts last year without giving any personal data by using a device with android kitkat.
I feel the same. I can't recommend it to anyone anymore.
But a lot of things changed in these years. Installing software, for example, became so easy using the gnome store, that it lowered a lot the entry barrier.
The few times I find myself using windows, I realize it's not easy to use, as many claim. I believe it's mostly a matter of a computer culture that created around it, and changing cultural traits is really hard
Congrats!
Enjoy the freedom and don't be afraid to ask for help. In time, you will see yourself helping others and contributing to the community.
I'm running lineage os on a 7-year-old phone, and I can confirm.
I have been looking at this possibility, but running a bridge means that I will need to self host a service, which adds one more point of failure, while not really removing whatsapp from my life, so I'm not convinced it's a good alternative.