Subj : Re: KICQ as an "Old New I
To : Arelor
From : Andeddu
Date : Sun Jul 18 2021 08:12 pm
Re: Re: KICQ as an "Old New I
By: Arelor to Andeddu on Sat Jul 17 2021 08:53 am
> I think if some niche software you can use with your small group of friends,
> it *is* a viable program.
>
> I have 2000+ contacts in my address book and I only talk to 4 of them
> regularly. Most often by phone. You don't need a program that lets you talk
> to three million people, you need a program that lets you talk to the five
> people who matters to you.
>
> This is specially true because mainstream messengers are so abused that a
> message you send is unlikely to be read on time if it is urgent. I have a
> professional phone with some mainstream messenger installed and it is close
> to useless. People are just sick of messengers and just does not check them
> out very often anymore. Or they just check the chats of the three people who
> matters to them.
>
> But well, I suppose BBS are not viable since they are unknown to the wider
> population XD.
I know that WhatsApp probably sells my data and spys on me, etc... but it's a
very functional app. The reason it works in the UK is that EVERYONE is using
it. I think in other countries IMs are splintered between iMessage, WhatsApp
along with other messengers and people end up just using SMS text messaging as
a happy medium. I mostly chat on WhatsApp with my friends and I am also part of
a number of group chats with people I know and casual acquaintances. If I am
playing a computer game on the PC with friend, we will usually speak over
Skype. That's really the extent of social media and instant messengers for me.
Lol, BBSes are totally niche to the wider population. I have mentioned it to a
few people and have been met back with vacant blank stares. The closest main
stream thing I can think of to describe BBSes is Teletext... only BBSes are
like an interactive forum version of that. We are at the stage now where a lot
of people don't even know what Teletext is though.
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