That isn't an accurate summary, because he's refuting a number of the points. fake "we" to summarize, I'm not affiliated: * yes it's harder to build * harder

That isn't an accurate summary, because he's refuting a number of the points. fake "we" to summarize, I'm not affiliated: * yes it's harder to build * harder to evolve, which is why we invested in a spec process to get it right, and you can see we push out features at a comparable pace * does tend toward centralization, so we're working on p2p/nomadic identity * the freedom to switch apps involves paying the costs of your history and your network, so that's a very weak freedom And then the point about freedom is really only being balanced against the security/privacy risks of fragmented implementation. His point would really be that you're not getting a "free" "free / open source messaging application" in a meaningful sense. (oh, while I'll cede to you the UX has historically been crap, it's really not at "PGP key exchange parties" levels these days; my server has some non-tech friends and it's fine)