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[–] 9 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

I agree, but those base technologies are not currently a replacement for WhatsApp. We should have been funding development and integration of a social stack 5 years ago.

It'll need seamless payment and identity validation functionality, and significant user experience and reliability work before it can be a replacement. That all has to be in place before implementation which is a separate major challenge

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  • [–] 5 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    Payment is something completely different. It doesn't need it.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    I mentioned that because as I understand it, WhatsApp is so inescapable due to being used for purchases. I don't have first hand knowledge but if it was just a discord clone it wouldn't have the lock in.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago

    Canada developed the Interac system long before Credit Cards and PayPal. Granted, it hasn't had the development resources it deserves, but it's light-years ahead of any other independent model. "Inescapable" is a choice, not an inevitability.

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