You can use their products and still hate the brand.

I use Whatsapp daily (as does everyone I know) and there's no way I'm buying anything from Meta.

I was able to avoid WhatsApp until we started our current multi-year sailboat cruise. All the local cruiser communities are on WhatsApp. So when we got to the Canaries, I created an account.

But I'm making sure WhatsApp will not be used for anything outside this context. That way I can nuke it when we're back home.

	▲	pier25 5 days ago \| parent [-]
		Yeah it has replaced SMS everywhere but the US and China.

▲

lotsofpulp 5 days ago | parent | prev [-]

You might not be buying anything from Meta with cash, but you are with information about yourself and your network.

	▲	pier25 5 days ago \| parent [-]
		Yes, but that's besides the point. My comment was in the context of "Meta has a brand issue" which is absolutely true.