I love Signal and want it to be "the winner" here... but I mostly agree with you, with one caveat. The internet kind of functions differently in some parts of

I love Signal and want it to be "the winner" here... but I mostly agree with you, with one caveat. The internet kind of functions differently in some parts of the world, and if you've spent time in those regions, you see it's pretty aligned with what you've described. Like, there is a reason that Facebook bought WhatsApp to begin with. Those "ecosystems" are incredibly valuable. Now, the thing that makes me open to being wrong? The absolute horror of a reputation that Facebook has as of late. I think if this was the debate a few years ago, it'd be much harder for Signal to pull people away, but now... Go, Signal, go.