It’s not

Huh? Nothing stops you from hosting your own server they can’t prevent that

Sure, let them die in their ignorance . Worked great for me.

and most of the time is I need to talk to someone rather than the opposite.

for this you cant do much other that setup a whatsapp bridge or something

i just tell them “if you want to talk to me im on X”, if they care enough they will, if they dont, they wont. problem solved.

It’s always the right time to switch to a free os.