Well, Instagram DMs have entirely replaced sms and phone number exchange for an entire generation. This is like saying “what benefit do teenagers draw from having a phone line?”

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drivebyhooting 2 hours ago | parent [-]

That’s really sad. Locked in a walled garden of vampiric carnivorous plants. And for what? A modicum of convenience?

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shaewest 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Is it really that different from being locked into SMS or Email or Teamspeak or Skype?

I hate using SMS, but I'm forced to due to people I know using it, and it's 'openness' changes nothing for me as the end user.

	▲	drivebyhooting 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Well for one thing SMS isn’t bundled with addictive apps that constantly try to lure you into traps against your better judgement.