I really miss having a way to talk to my friends online.
It was possible in the early 2000s with multi-network instant messaging clients, and then in the late 2000s to a few years ago with Facebook.
And then Facebook destroyed itself (as described in this thread) and now I honestly can't find a frictionless way to get in touch with people.
My most common use case was posting "hey I'm going climbing / surfing / caving, anyone want to join"? or "I'm in town X, anyone want to hang out" or "BBQ at mine." Facebook is useless for that now and there isn't a replacement. Hopefully, something with critical mass will rise from the ashes.
But there are a ton of replacements for the use case you describe. Telegram and the like (even WhatsApp), or just plain old email are useful for what you're describing.
It was possible in the early 2000s with multi-network instant messaging clients, and then in the late 2000s to a few years ago with Facebook.
And then Facebook destroyed itself (as described in this thread) and now I honestly can't find a frictionless way to get in touch with people.
My most common use case was posting "hey I'm going climbing / surfing / caving, anyone want to join"? or "I'm in town X, anyone want to hang out" or "BBQ at mine." Facebook is useless for that now and there isn't a replacement. Hopefully, something with critical mass will rise from the ashes.