Yeah, chat and email basically prove that the vast majority of the public don’t actually want to run and maintain a server themselves, which basically leaves *

Yeah, chat and email basically prove that the vast majority of the public don’t actually want to run and maintain a server themselves, which basically leaves * carriers (universally disliked by the population, tolerated at best, and pretty scummy trying to trap you into their own networks or bloatware if they can get away with it) * apps that monetize using ads * apps that monetize with payment * an OS-level standard (iMessage is very successful, the Android chatting less so, and nonexistent on desktop OSes)