Learning the ropes of WhatsApp diplomacy

As I begin to write this piece in the Notes of my phone, I struggle to swipe away the ding-ding of WhatsApp messages lest the train of thought derails. The number of WhatsApp messages is directly proportional to the number of groups one is embroiled in. Greater the number of affiliations, greater the ding-ding intensity. It’s simple math!

I was a reluctant participant on WhatsApp, initially. It was a tectonic shift from the iconic texting via the Blackberry messenger. The exclusivity was that only Blackberry phone holders could text each other. However, WhatsApp worked on all phones so it engulfed the Blackberry.