Sure, I don't think Facebook is benevolent. I hear Whatsapp (also owned by Facebook) has plenty of spam, and I don't use that, much to the dismay of some of my non-American friends.
The phone companies also owe me nothing, and they provide a worse experience and will likely continue to do so unless forced by the FCC (which seems to be getting better lately).
I do use SMS/MMS but forwarded to my web browser so I don't have to look at my phone.
At the moment, Messenger is better for both text and voice/video calls. If that changes, my friends and I will adapt.
The phone companies also owe me nothing, and they provide a worse experience and will likely continue to do so unless forced by the FCC (which seems to be getting better lately).
I do use SMS/MMS but forwarded to my web browser so I don't have to look at my phone.
At the moment, Messenger is better for both text and voice/video calls. If that changes, my friends and I will adapt.