If I want to ask my neighbor for a cup of sugar, I can either send a text or whatsapp. I get to choose which messenger I trust more. Whatsapp provides metadata

If I want to ask my neighbor for a cup of sugar, I can either send a text or whatsapp. I get to choose which messenger I trust more. Whatsapp provides metadata about my social profile and my active ours of the day to Facebook/Meta. Carrier text message available is a bonus to me.