From 3f31e906058f2be2e5e63d200c05fc313581f1a5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rohan Kumar Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:36:29 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Link to follow-up post --- content/posts/whatsapp-and-the-domestication-of-users.gmi | 5 +++++ content/posts/whatsapp-and-the-domestication-of-users.md | 3 +++ 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/content/posts/whatsapp-and-the-domestication-of-users.gmi b/content/posts/whatsapp-and-the-domestication-of-users.gmi index e94f230..c862008 100644 --- a/content/posts/whatsapp-and-the-domestication-of-users.gmi +++ b/content/posts/whatsapp-and-the-domestication-of-users.gmi @@ -176,6 +176,11 @@ I initially decided to expand it to its current form for personal reasons. Nowad This article builds on prior writing by the Free Software Foundation, GNU Project, and Richard Stallman. Thanks to Barna Zsombor for giving good feedback over IRC. +Since 2900 words wasn't quite enough, I wrote a follow-up; check it out if you found this article interesting: + +=> ../../../2021/02/23/keeping-platforms-open.gmi Keeping platforms open + + ## Translations Translations are always welcome diff --git a/content/posts/whatsapp-and-the-domestication-of-users.md b/content/posts/whatsapp-and-the-domestication-of-users.md index cb7083d..44a058d 100644 --- a/content/posts/whatsapp-and-the-domestication-of-users.md +++ b/content/posts/whatsapp-and-the-domestication-of-users.md @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ tags: - rant title: WhatsApp and the domestication of users --- + I have never used WhatsApp, and never will. Despite this, I still feel the need to write an article about WhatsApp since it's the perfect case study to help understand a class of businesses models I call "user domestication". The domestication of users is high on my list of problems plaguing the human race, and is worth a detailed explanation. WhatsApp wasn't the first instant messenger of its kind, and probably won't be the last. I simply chose to focus on WhatsApp since its recent privacy issues have made it a hot topic. @@ -159,6 +160,8 @@ I initially decided to expand it to its current form for personal reasons. Nowad This article builds on prior writing by the Free Software Foundation, GNU Project, and Richard Stallman. Thanks to [Barna Zsombor](http://bzsombor.web.elte.hu/) for giving good feedback over IRC. +Since 2900 words wasn't quite enough, I wrote a follow-up: [Keeping platforms open](../../../2021/02/23/keeping-platforms-open.html). Check it out if you found this article interesting. + Translations ------------