I can’t use them because I can’t convince anybody to switch with me. I talk to most people on discord and I’d rather move to using Matrix, but I can’t convince any of my friends or family or anyone I know to use anything else.

  • distortwave@lemmy.ml
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    1 month ago

    I won’t use anything other popular other than signal. There are some other cool apps like simplex behind for but I keep that for my enthusiasts out there.

    People who don’t want to keep in touch and still use WhatsApp despite WhatsApp using the signal protocol make me wonder how much they want to keep in touch with me and how much they understand their tools and devices.

    I also wonder what other bullshit apps they use as well but won’t install signal.

    Luckily I have friends and family who indeed do want to stay in touch and who also recognize the implications of using questionable software. I keep them close.