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Last I checked, my phone and my computer do not require me to use only messaging app. WhatsApp is "critical" now only now due to its network effects, but you c
by rglullis 6y ago
Last I checked, my phone and my computer do not require me to use only messaging app.
WhatsApp is "critical" now only now due to its network effects, but you can transition away to something else.
Right now I have maybe a dozen friends and family members on my matrix server. I helped them set up the app, configured their communick accounts, made a few video calls to ensure it was working, etc. Current step is to help my wife to do the same with her friends. Slowly but steadily, we are moving our communication network away from WhatsApp and into Matrix.
Each one that we move makes WhatsApp less "critical" and makes us more free from monopolistic assholes. We don't need the Government to control any of that, in fact I believe that waiting for the government to do anything is not going to achieve anything.
- redkoala 6y agoOne issue is the fractured nature of alternatives would mean limited network effects, if one group moves to Matrix, and another to Signal, and another to Telegram, that means juggling multiple alternatives depending on the groups one is part of.
- rglullis 6y agoWhile less than ideal, even in that case Matrix has an advantage: bridges. Matrix servers can be setup with bridges to allow communication with other protocols, so matrix users can reach telegram or signal contacts without switching clients.
- mattl 6y agoNobody is going to get their whole family circle to move to Matrix.
- rglullis 6y agoNot with that attitude, you won't. ;) Seriously, though. See my other responses. Switching does not need to be an atomic operation, also learn about Matrix bridges.