alt Hacker NewsNot social pressure as in "your phone sucks" or "you have green bubbles". That's stuff for kids and "grow up" is indeed the correct response.
But many social groups use stuff like whatsapp, and it's more or less expected for you to be reachable. It would be healthier if we didn't to that, for sure, but often you don't feel like burning your social capital on "guys, hear me out, let's use some weird-ass tech for nerds you probably don't care about at all".
> But many social groups use stuff like whatsapp, and it's more or less expected for you to be reachable.
That seems a little toxic, not even my wife expect to be able to get a hold of me 24/7. I Honestly don't believe that an actual expectation in most circles, but it could just be me who sort of lucked out.