I use the apps my friends use but it gets tiring to keep up with so many.
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Friends don't make friends install chat apps (besides Signal)
The comment implies Signal is peak chat when it’s flawed & other than maybe onboarding, isn’t superior to alternatives—with the phone number being a pro for onboarding is a con for privacy. It still requires you have an Android or iOS primary device (fueling that duopoly). They don’t want you installing it from a safer space like F-Droid. They still by default send notification metadata to Google & Apple (websocket support exists but drains a fair amount of battery & they refuse to support UnifiedPush). They still ship/use Apple emoji on Android & Linux. It’s still a centralized system you can’t self-host. They still have that missing part of the source code (where I would assume the feds planted something). It still isn’t a good space large chats. And the Electron desktop apps are far too bloated.
Hi, could you touch on why F-Droid is less safe? Is it because they package (I think that's the term?) stuff themselves?
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Signal is the best, but no way I'm going to be able to get my wife, my friends, my parents and in-laws to use it.
Have you considered emotional blackmail?
No, I haven't reached that point yet.
Do yo need a wife, friends, parents, or in-laws?
Can't even get your wife on it? Damn..