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Laments about WhatsApp and Signal voice messages: an illustration of insular Global North narratives

A few days ago, an electrician arrived at my house to investigate a disruption in power supply. During the course of his work, he whipped out his phone a few times and sent WhatsApp voice messages. He received replies as voice messages, which helped him to sort out the problem.

Prologue

I have read this advice —all the way back from 2008—to NOT start a blog. A decade ago, Jason Kottke wrote an obituary of the blog . In a recent post marking the twentieth anniversary of his blog, the prolific Jai Arjun Singh's mood was pensive.