Snapchat is for people who are able to figure out its god-awful UX. And most of them are too young to have their own money. So it is either implausible or downright ironic.
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People in India are angry at Snapchat but they are boycotting a wrong app
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#32Earlier quoted context omitted.
I live in the US and haven't heard of any of these, with the exception of Chick-fil-A.
I guess either you place yourself in amongst company or in an area that is not significantly politically active.
I'm in highly politically active company (college) in a highly politically active area (Cambridge), and I've also only heard of the Chick-fil-A boycott. I don't use Facebook, though, so if people have only been spreading it over traditional social media and not word-of-mouth, I may not have heard of them.
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#33Earlier quoted context omitted.
Even in US people get pumped up and start boycotting at any issue. Recently, I have seen Boycott Target (transgender bathrooms?), Boycott Starbucks (hiring refugess?), Boycott Lowe Hardware (abortions?), Boycott some fast food chain (CEO said he opposes same-sex marriage?), and many more ... Obviously, its always only a vocal minority which participates in #Boycott, but same is the case in India too! On the other han…
I live in the US and haven't heard of any of these, with the exception of Chick-fil-A.
Boycott Target is apparently a huge phenomenon affecting their bottom line (mainly in Southern States) and prompting many customers to switch to Walmart.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-target-botched-its-response...
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#34I find it somewhat amusing that anyone would even consider snapchat being for "rich people". I've never used it myself, but I get the impression it is just a kids app, and not a particularly interesting one at that. Perhaps they make their money from boring, bratty rich kids.
it wasn't the ceo's comment, he didn't say this. a pissed off former employee made the comment, and the "news" misreported it. or so they say.
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#35Judge a country's wealth when you are earning profit
the title should have read "snapchat ceo did NOT dis India, a disgruntled former employee did."
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#36I find it somewhat amusing that anyone would even consider snapchat being for "rich people". I've never used it myself, but I get the impression it is just a kids app, and not a particularly interesting one at that. Perhaps they make their money from boring, bratty rich kids.
Not so much "rich people" as "people in countries with a high wealth baseline, where even kids with no jobs have smartphones and data plans for no useful reason."
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#37Earlier quoted context omitted.
I guess either you place yourself in amongst company or in an area that is not significantly politically active.
I'm in highly politically active company (college) in a highly politically active area (Cambridge), and I've also only heard of the Chick-fil-A boycott. I don't use Facebook, though, so if people have only been spreading it over traditional social media and not word-of-mouth, I may not have heard of them.
Three of his examples were "socially conservative" boycotts, and one was a "socially progressive" boycott. So it's not all that surprising that you only heard of one (guess which) while going to college in Cambridge.
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#38And best of all, that "leak" was made by a former pissed of employee, and our people who fall for Clibait headlines without evem reading the news have proved we are idiots in large numbers with smartphones. Snapchat CEO can file for a defamation suit on all FB pages spreading false info and can win it hands down.
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#39Much of the outrage originated on Twitter with influential accounts like this one[1] commandeering their followers to follow their nationalistic call to action. Many messages on Twitter and Whatsapp came with detailed instructions[2] on exactly what was to be done: 1) Install Snapchat 2) Leave a review on the app store 3) Uninstall
These messages reached audiences that had never heard about Snapchat, and in some cases, had never reviewed apps before.
This was a case of "manufactured outrage" by social influencers and the media, and I think it showcases mob-like tendencies when it comes to subjects like national pride. Many memes appeared cheering India's billionaires claiming they'd buy out Snapchat. In normal circumstances, the billionaire class in India is routinely accused of stashing money in Swiss bank accs.
What a glorious mess.
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#40As an Indian, it bothers me how sensitive, insecure, and thin skinned India is as a country. Every time someone makes a comment on something controversial, or makes a joke on India millions of armchair warriors will get their pride hurt and be up in arms boycotting and protesting it on facebook, reddit, etc. (sometimes there are real life protests too). It's so silly really. On the contrary, countries like the US, Au…
There is an inclination to get offended at the slight hint but I don't think this incident is a good example of that. Unintentionally or otherwise, the media packaged the news to create maximum outrage, even though, the actual facts might have been thin—a fired employee claiming that CEO said so. Few start a campaign to boycott an app and everyone else joins in. How is it any different from #boycottuber campaign after they removed surge pricing during driver strike?
We have natural expectation that people would stop to learn the facts and make a smart choice but that's not how it works. Social media triggers a strong impulsive response and people react by doing whatever they've been asked.
I do agree that what aggravates this is irrational feeling of nationalism and defending country's pride among our folks.