Ok so generally speaking, it's a network that facilitates communication with other network users? So, you have a user identity, or a node identity, and you can have public or private chats with other users of the mesh network?
In short, yes
Ok, cool. I'm gonna look into it further. It's sounds like fun, and a cool project.
Why not just text people ?
What fun is that? Building an ad hoc mesh network and talking to other like-minded nerds from across the network is a lot more amusing.
I feel like no one would even have one near me and I’ll just be talking to myself lol
I've heard that same concern from new Meshtastic users, and many have been pleasantly surprised to find that there are nodes within networking distance from their location. Obviously that's not going to be the case for everyone, but if you live in a populated area, you may be surprised.
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