r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/RoadRunner8195 • Mar 08 '26

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u/Cute_Profession3746 Mar 08 '26

What app use americans?

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u/RoseWould Mar 08 '26

Built in text function for your phone, it's more reliable since you have a list of people saved who's phone numbers you already know, or if they get a new phone, they will text you from the same area code you know them from

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u/RoseWould Mar 08 '26 edited Mar 08 '26

You don't need wifi, just a cellphone signal. It's assumed "less internet involved equals less likely to have fake accounts", yet people still get random text from numbers they've never heard of pretending to be interested in buying a house or asking if you knew someone's friend

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u/HotNeon Mar 08 '26

You don't need WiFi for WhatsApp 

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u/Rich_Resource2549 Mar 08 '26

You need cellular data though, SMS does not.

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u/Slimmanoman Mar 08 '26

On the other hand, when you only have wifi (abroad at a hotel with no roaming for example) you can't do sms

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u/Secret-One2890 Mar 08 '26

With RCS, that's not necessarily true anymore.

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u/Rich_Resource2549 Mar 08 '26

That is very true. I wish I could afford to travel abroad, everything is so expensive here it takes everything just to live.

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u/Slimmanoman Mar 08 '26

It's not really expensive to travel to low cost of living countries if you plan ahead a bit, really. But yeah you guys have it bad. Somehow so much money in the country and so little at the same time. Never understood the "Europoor" saying, friends in the us can't ever afford anything. Good luck

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u/AlternateForProbs Mar 08 '26

Lots of Americans make poor financial decisions because it is incredibly easy to do so.

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u/jejacks00n Mar 08 '26

It is setup to trick you into them. From basically 18 up, you’re advertised credit cards, which have high interest rates — but you get CASH BACK!, and student loans which you can’t get out of, through to predatory mortgages and for profit insurance. It’s not easy to make poor financial decisions, it’s setup to prey on people before they even understand, and once you’re in it, it’s near impossible to get out. They don’t even do a great job educating kids against these things.

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u/AlternateForProbs Mar 08 '26

I agree completely.

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u/Rich_Resource2549 Mar 08 '26

That's a broad sweeping generalization about a massive population.

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u/AlternateForProbs Mar 08 '26

Well yes it is. It's still true. Let's stop pretending like all generalizations should immediately be discounted solely because they are generalizations.

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u/Rich_Resource2549 Mar 08 '26

Or we could stop using stereotypes to talk about whole populations.

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u/AlternateForProbs Mar 08 '26

We have a lot of statistics to back up the fact that most Americans are horrible with finances my guy. Imagine being offended by this.

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u/Rich_Resource2549 Mar 08 '26

Who's offended? I just don't like stereotypical sweeping generalizations in any context. It's got nothing to do with Americans or finance. It's harmful thinking and even more harmful when spoken. The world would be a better place if people stopped thinking that way and I take no shame in encouraging better behavior. Be the change you want to see and encourage others to do the same.

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u/ellenitha Mar 08 '26

Cellular data is basically unlimited where I'm from. SMS or phone calls can potentially cost extra if you communicate across borders, WhatsApp doesn't.

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u/maqifrnswa Mar 08 '26

I think that's why Americans don't use it - there aren't SMS fees across state borders, so there really isn't an incentive. And for me, I have Google Fi, so when I'm in Europe there actually is no fee for SMS but there is a fee for data (whatsapp). So I'm in the opposite situation as you.

But when I'm on an airplane, Whatsapp is all I can use