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Just don't use it, don't generate cost for them, don't be trapped by them. Everyone wins.
by illiac786 3y ago
Just don't use it, don't generate cost for them, don't be trapped by them. Everyone wins.
- rglullis 3y agoThe 50 million using them all lose because they are locked into a monopolistic platform.
- illiac786 3y agothey can communicate to anyone with WhatsApp, SMS, iMessage.... This is a closed system, not a monopoly.
- bravoetch 3y agoNobody is locked into Signal. It's free to use, and free to leave.
- saagarjha 3y agoThat’s not how platform lock-in works.
- 8n4vidtmkvmk 3y agoYou can export to markdown apparently. Who's locked in? It might be a pain to import that into any other app but I don't think any messaging app is going to make that easy. You still have all your data if you want to bail
- eviks 3y ago> pain That's how lock ins manifest themselves
- AniseAbyss 3y ago[dead]
- erhaetherth 3y agoSure. But honestly, what are you hoping for, and does any app provide it? Honest question. I'd prefer a JSON dump but something's better than nothing.