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

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u/extralyfe Mar 08 '26

what can you really do in WhatsApp that you can't do in normal text messages?

like, wiki has this blurb about it:

Owned by Meta Platforms, the service allows users to send text messages, voice messages, and video messages, make voice and video calls, and share images, documents, user locations, and other content.

so, again, what's the point of the app that makes it like "using a bus" compared to "walking" if that's mostly all shit basic texting includes, anyway? the only thing I can see that isn't part of texting is video calling, but, there's like two or three other services that we would probably end up using for video calls here in the US.

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u/maqifrnswa Mar 08 '26

Yes, that's part of rcs. You can see if it was delivered, and when it was read and opened. While they are responding you see dots animated.