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> Matrix, Signal become mainstream Which one? These two are not compatible. Besides, Signal I can see, but a possible Matrix mass adoption is probably still ye
by phil294 5y ago
> Matrix, Signal become mainstream
Which one? These two are not compatible.
Besides, Signal I can see, but a possible Matrix mass adoption is probably still years away. Experiences from previous years have shown that there seems to be no incentive for a majority of users to move to decentralized protocols. Unless either WhatsApp or Signal adds compatibility, that is. Does not look like it's happening any time soon though: https://community.signalusers.org/t/make-signal-use-matrix-protocol/23282 https://community.signalusers.org/t/make-signal-use-matrix-p...
- MerelyMortal 5y agoI don't think it has to be 'either or'. For example: iOS and Android are both mainstream and pretty much not compatible.
- perceptronas 5y agoIn 2012~2015 I was considered a "tin foil hat" type of person by my friends just because I talked about privacy and was conscious of who has access to my messages or data. Fast forward to now - a good chunk of non-tech people are genuinely scared of data collection and they start to take it seriously. As for Matrix or Signal, at least for me both are fine. It feels extremely good that when exchanging contacts with tech related people most of the time they use either Signal or Matrix. Signal is becoming very popular between non-tech people too. I can see that a good amount of my contacts have it already.