WhatsApp statuses are a bigger deal than a lot of people think in west. It acts like a basic version of social media circus that is Snapchat and Instagram, but without the drama.
Now about channels... that is actual trash unneeded. Channels are basically Instagram feeds being pushed into WhatsApp, but you have to agree to some terms otherwise it stays off.
Telegram added stories not too long ago and I feel the same way about that. It's UI pollution we don't want, and that we didn't ask for, and that serves no real purpose.
Telegram started the enshittification route already. Premium version, locked features and stickers, spam about their crypto crap, and now these useless stories
Be glad it's still there and found an okay way to pay for costs. Pavel might be rich, but tgram grew a bit big for a hobby/vision payment alone.
And there's nothing behind the paywall anyone really needa, so it's fine for me. Better than selling my data and calling the app "free".
He never said it would never happen. He just promised (back then) that it would always remain free to use. Which it is.
The stories are annoying, yes. But people are using this shit. I don't understand why, but I don't get social media in general.
