On one hand: yes, the outage is more than a minor inconvenience in places where WhatsApp essentially *is* the text messaging utility.

On the other: maybe we should reconsider whether so much communication ought to depend on a centralized, unregulated platform? https://t.co/PAZU0QRLkl

— Greg Greene (@ggreeneva) October 4, 2021

The Invisible Hand of the Market getting carpal tunnel.