Comment by palata

> As tptacek says in the OP, it's "easier to build your own solution than to install an existing one" - or to learn an existing one.

I can install WhatsApp in a few tens of seconds. You most definitely spent more time than that writing this comment.

Would you mind sharing a video of you building a custom WhatsApp in less time? Not even starting to think about getting other people to talk to you on your instantly-built messaging solution...