You’re right. Was reading into it’s history…

I guess you can make a case that Signal is just as centralized as many other messaging services too, despite it’s many notable security features. And iirc, WhatsApp is basically a fork of Signal minus some features and tighter integration with Facebook.

Youtube said they were sourcing the most accurate information on covid19 from the WHO and treats everything else as misinformation, regardless whether they’re honest regular or professional opinions.

youtube-dl can handle video downloads including other services from twitter and…

… if you really need it.

Okay, good luck with that.

I’m still discussing about our grandparents. I’ll break it down more succinctly: grandparents aren’t going to care about an online service/app security and features. They just want shit to work and all those extra steps we take for granted won’t necessarily be as productive for their generation.

Maybe you can automate the setup of xmpp or Signal with all the immediate members of their family but when something breaks, they’re not going to be tech savvy enough to troubleshoot.

Aside the security practices and workflow preferences of Moxie, many people don’t realize that Signal can act as a standalone sms/mms app by itself, without creating an account with your phone number attached. None of the security features of Signal will be active when you opt out though.

A grandparent isn’t going to be using a password manager let alone remember their credentials for a multitude of accounts or even if they did, they’d be using sticky notes on their monitors or fridge doors.

It may be easier for our generation to believe in the ease of use in technology but I think it’s a futile attemtpt to be passing off this knowledge upstream whom quite literally don’t care or can’t care enough.

The “grandparent” argument is fair. It’s fair to claim they will always revert to modern technology in their era which I assume, the analog telephone and fax machines. They’re not going to waste their time learning the next best thing anyway.

Not if average users fall into herd mentality and guilt by association. WhatsApp is part of Facebook after all. Given how hyper-polarized everything can be now, I’m not surprised people are flocking to alternatives.

Because the apps of Threema and Telegram are tied to their own services and are unforkable while apps/clients that use XMPP can use federated-like services.

The creator of the Signal app also had an interesting appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast where even he had trouble going through airport security due to his role in the app’s creation.

CCP/China is already doing this with their social credit system.