[Anthony-G]

I feel the same way but this wariness is amplified by the fact that I don’t trust Meta. Still, I’d be more inclined to sign up to Whatsapp than create a Facebook account; a few real-world friends have said they’d prefer to use Whatsapp over SMS – particularly for sending photos.

[NikolaNovak]

Oh, if you're willing to follow its demands, whatsapp is a super smooth experience. All my family uses it.

But the funnel is brutal. Try signing up from anything but a phone, or try not giving it full permissions, etc etc - and you'll have a miserable time. It's a vicious vicious sweet and alluring Black Mirror episode.