As a reminder to myself and as a personal case study in how this experience is now broken for users.

Social

  1. iMessage
  2. Facebook Messenger
  3. Instagram Messenger
  4. WeChat
  5. WhatsApp
  6. Discord
  7. Signal
  8. GroupMe
  9. Twitter

Work

  1. LinkedIn - although mostly I use this as a central depository for all the recruiter messages I end up ignoring.
  2. Slack (for annoying pings that erase your carefully structured, current train-of-thought)
  3. Email (the original high-latency chat app). If you want a good email client recommendation, I recommend Shortwave.
  4. Google Voice - useful for having temporary phone numbers for calls/messages. Recycle occasionally and avoid the buildup of annoying spam!

Video

  1. Zoom
  2. FaceTime
  3. Google Meet