While I do find such features convenient, more importantly to me they draw people to a more secure and privacy conscious messaging platform than the ultra-popul

While I do find such features convenient, more importantly to me they draw people to a more secure and privacy conscious messaging platform than the ultra-popular alternatives all the while allowing to upgrade to E2E† on demand. Signal completely fails in that regard, as the number of contacts (actual or potential) on it is precisely zero for me.