• N-E-N@lemmy.ca
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    9 months ago

    Why this many people use Snapchat is incomprehensible

    There are so many good messenger apps and all of them, Snapchat’s giant userbase remains

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      9 months ago

      Hell, why do this many people use LinkedIn? The whole platform was built off of scraping Windows user’s address books without permission, sending unsolicited emails to all of those contacts using the name of that user, and pretending like they were such a great platform that of course your friends are inviting you to also join. And I’m pretty sure they still use this practice today because I continue to get emails from people who have no idea why their name is being attached to the spam I receive.

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        9 months ago

        LinkedIn is very useful for job searching and networking. I don’t post on there, but it was key to getting several job offers.

        I’m not aware of any other professional social networks.

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      9 months ago

      I use it for the same reason I use anything, the people I talk with are there. I already drew a hard line in the sand with some devices and Windows.

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        9 months ago

        Snapchat is a line I drew. It’s probably my single least favourite messaging option

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          3 days ago

          Honestly, I prefer it over a few of the others. That doesn’t make it good though. I’d much prefer to get everyone I know on to something more open and free like Matrix, wire, etc.