quantumgravity said:
> Young adults (at least in germany) mainly stay in touch by using whatsapp
or
> skype; if you don't use it, it's really a HUGE loss.
These are extremely popular in the U.S. too, but we haven't abandoned
traditional phone networks and most of us haven't abandoned email. I don't
think Germany has abandoned traditional phone networks, either (I don't know
about email).
Even if it were the case that everyone was using Skype and Whatsapp by
default and refusing to use anything else, a good friend would take the very
easy step of starting to use email, or XMPP, or Diaspora, so they can
communicate with you.
quantumgravity said:
> And yeah, of course you can listend to CDs, but that's almost like stoneage
> nowadays.
> People are used to being able to listen to every music they want all the
> time, staying in contact with everybody conveniently and so on...
It's true that CDs are dated. Actually, the modern thing to do to get music
you like without sacrificing your freedom is to download them through a
peer-to-peer network illegally. In fact, this is more convenient than dealing
with the intentional restrictions most legal methods make you deal with. I
only didn't mention it because it's illegal.
But anyway, it's true that living in freedom often requires using outdated
technology. But this is still a small sacrifice. Likewise, having to do
something you're not "used to" is not even remotely comparable to exile; it's
a small inconvenience.
quantumgravity said:
> If you refuse to use SaaSS, things get ALOT worse.
SaaSS isn't particularly common. I think you must be thinking of a service
that isn't SaaSS.
