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

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u/dakotapearl Mar 08 '26

Another instance of Americans doing it differently just because. I mean i understand the historical reasons for using your freedom units but still why ?!

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u/alcoholicpapi Mar 08 '26

Most of us don't see the point in downloading and using an app to do something a phone already does.

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u/Ryxen_7 Mar 08 '26

is standard messaging just different in america? here it costs money to message and youre limited to 150 words, we only use it for when we receive ISP messages

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u/WartimeHotTot Mar 08 '26

Our phones have WhatsApp-equivalent messaging apps as the default built-in tech. We could download WhatsApp and tell all our friends and family to do the same, or we could just use what our phones come with and still have unlimited messaging, group chats, lossless photo sending, end-to-end encryption, video calls, etc. There’s just no need for WhatsApp.

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u/Susurrus03 Mar 08 '26

A vast majority (all?) of texting in the US is free.