I really hate that every messaging app nowadays requires a phone number to use, sure it makes some things easier but its very difficult to get a phone number an

I really hate that every messaging app nowadays requires a phone number to use, sure it makes some things easier but its very difficult to get a phone number anonymously. They should include an email signup option or even better just a username/password option although that would cause some issues with spammers, which can probably be mitigated in other more creative ways.