https://mishavelthuis.nl/tags/foss/ Recent content in Foss on Misha Velthuis Hugo en Sun, 06 Oct 2024 18:01:00 +0200 https://mishavelthuis.nl/posts/2024-10-06-whatsapp-is-a-bad-deal/ Sun, 06 Oct 2024 18:01:00 +0200 https://mishavelthuis.nl/posts/2024-10-06-whatsapp-is-a-bad-deal/ <p>This blog post first appeared in February 2024 on the website of <a href="https://opentech-auc.org/">OpenTech(AUC)</a>.</p> <h2 id="whatsapp-is-a-bad-deal">Whatsapp is a bad deal</h2> <p>Normally, when you feel you’re getting the short end of a stick, for example when the supermarket sells you expensive mushy cauliflowers, or when the organization you volunteer at treats you disrespectfully, you go and find what you need somewhere else.</p> <p>This ability to “defect” to an alternative when you feel you’re not getting a good deal, is an important “power” that helps you get reasonable deals.<sup id="fnref:1"><a href="#fn:1" class="footnote-ref" role="doc-noteref">1</a></sup></p>