SaberhagenTheNameless on Nostr: I think the problem is convincing the everyday people around us to use them. It has ...
I think the problem is convincing the everyday people around us to use them. It has to be somewhat "modern", with newish features, and have no or little friction to appeal to most of them.
I'm still surprised that I was able to convince my family and friends to switch to Signal over time. Kind of a miracle that they have stuck to it for years. It's 100x better than normal sms texts and cell calls so I'll take what I can get. I didn't use my real number to register for Signal either.
For those that have it available for me to use (like internet anons and our little community) I prefer XMPP OMEMO, SimpleX, etc and I'll use them where I can
I'm still surprised that I was able to convince my family and friends to switch to Signal over time. Kind of a miracle that they have stuck to it for years. It's 100x better than normal sms texts and cell calls so I'll take what I can get. I didn't use my real number to register for Signal either.
For those that have it available for me to use (like internet anons and our little community) I prefer XMPP OMEMO, SimpleX, etc and I'll use them where I can