Because techies on average aren't socially popular enough to get anybody to make any effort to msg them on a better platform.

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jorvi 15 hours ago | parent | next [-]

… WhatsApp is the main messenger globally and it is the 'odd' people that use iMessage (and Signal, Telegram, etc.)

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Rohansi 14 hours ago | parent [-]

Statistically, sure, but it's not evenly distributed across regions and cultures. People can find themselves in social circles where iMessage is the norm and be pressured into using it because others are unwilling to install a second messaging app.

	▲	bluebarbet 13 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Hard to imagine any "region or culture" where iMessage is the norm outside a section of the US middle class.

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nvme0n1p1 a day ago | parent | prev [-]

Speak for yourself

	▲	agoodusername63 a day ago \| parent [-]
		Ok! I don't use iMessage because people I want to talk to are happy to install a new app to do so. :)