Telegram is great because, for me, for two reasons: 1. Extremely well written mobile and desktop apps. Great performance and low resource usage. 2. Group funct

Telegram is great because, for me, for two reasons: 1. Extremely well written mobile and desktop apps. Great performance and low resource usage. 2. Group functionality. It's not fully secure, but there are a bunch of thriving communities on there that are great. Local groups, coding groups, IT groups, etc. Also- if you're part of the furry community it is the de-facto communication platform.