• dubyakay@lemmy.ca
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    5 hours ago

    I finished reading both articles and they are very heavy on conjecture. It does raise an eyebrow though, but still.

    Yes, in an ideal world we would be using SimpleX, XMPP, or similar. However it was already hard enough getting ten non-tech contacts to switch to Signal. The barrier to entry is higher on other platforms or protocols.

    • amino@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      2 hours ago

      you just described the same exact reason why I’m on signal. it’s friendly to normies and most other options aren’t even though they should be