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>They just want an easy way to connect with their friends and family You'd be surprised how many people in your life can be introduced to secure messaging apps
by anonym29 10mo ago
>They just want an easy way to connect with their friends and family
You'd be surprised how many people in your life can be introduced to secure messaging apps like Signal (which is still centralized, so not perfect, but a big step in the right direction compared to Whatsapp, Facebook, etc) by YOU refusing to use any other communication apps, and helping them learn how to install and use Signal.
- HiPhish 10mo agoI got my parents and siblings all to use Signal by refusing to use WhatsApp myself. And yet all of them still use WhatsApp to communicate among each other. They have Signal installed, they have an account, they know how to use it, and yet they fall back to WhatsApp. Some people really do want to choose Hell over Heaven.
- anonym29 10mo agoGreat first step either way! The pressure for social conformity is a hell of a drug and I try to have compassion for those suffering from it, even as I try to gently encourage them to grow past it.
- array_key_first 10mo agoThe primary and most important feature of a messaging app is the ability to message a lot of people. Signal is the best messaging app, but not by metrics people use to measure messaging apps, because not a ton of people use it. I use signal, but I also still use SMS (garsp!) because ultimately sometimes I just need to send a message. It sucks and it's stupid, what we need more than anything else, more than any app, is open and federated messaging protocols.
- nunez 10mo agoCorrect. I was shocked when one of my non-technical family members moved over to Proton Mail. I was super proud of them even if it came from left field!